To encourage the use of Marathi language and to commemorate Maharashtra Diwas on May 1, Ministry of Railway has announced that all the tickets will now show station names in Marathi.

Railway tickets as of now display the travel details in Hindi and English language. From May 1, for the stations in Maharashtra, they also will be displayed in Marathi.

All stations in Maharashtra will follow this norm starting May 1. Names of the arrival and departure stations will be printed in Marathi for local and long distance journeys.

Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) will look after the execution.