Question: why elphinstone changed to prabhadevi?
Answer: The station, named after Governor of Bombay Presidency from 1853 to 1860 Lord Elphinstone, has been rechristened as Prabhadevi in honour of a local deity Prabhadevi and to erase a “colonial” name. ... The decision to change the name of the station was approved by the Maharashtra Assembly on December 16, 2016.