Jammu, July 18, 2026
Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Lok Sabha MP from the Kathua-Udhampur constituency of Jammu and Kashmir, Jitendra Singh, on Saturday announced that Kathua railway station has been renamed in honour of martyr Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary on popular demand.
Dr Jitendra Singh said on X, “On popular public demand, the Kathua Railway Station has been named as “Martyr Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Railway Station Kathua.”
In its order, the Northern Railway said, “With immediate effect, the name of Kathua Railway Station in Jammu Division of Northern Railway has been changed to “Martyr Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Kathua” (MSKT) Railway Station”.
The same order said that consequent upon the order, the name and its spellings will change both in English and Devanagari, etc.
The other particulars related to KATHUA Railway Station appearing in the “Alphabetical List of Railway Stations in India” issued by IRCA, New Delhi, will, however, remain unchanged.
Necessary correction to this effect for “Change in name” and “Alpha code” is issued by the Secretary General/ IRCA, New Delhi, and “Numerical code” is issued by the Statistical & Analysis Officer /BHND. All concerned may be advised for strict compliance accordingly, the Northern Railway order said.
Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary(1980–2008) was an officer in the Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army and belonged to the 7/11 Gorkha Rifles. Choudhary served for three years and was awarded the Kirti Chakra (posthumous) and Sena Medal.
On 27 January 2008, Choudhary was instructed to carry out an operation to encounter 7-9 ULFA militants who had taken shelter in two houses in the village Rangagarh. Choudhary led a team of three to attack the house with help from another attack team.
He was shot in the chest by the militants but continued to fight and killed two militants. Choudhary died almost exactly 24 hours after he was awarded the Sena Medal for gallantry.
Choudhary was awarded the Kirti Chakra posthumously.(Agency)
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