March 8, 2018 6:48 AM

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Deccan Queen train to have all-female staff on International Women's Day

<div>On the occasion of the International Women's Day in Mumbai, Central Railway will deploy an all-women staff on the popular Deccan Queen Express that runs between Mumbai and Pune.</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Mumbai's Divisional Manager, S K Jain has informed that Asia's first woman train driver Surekha Yadav will pilot the express and senior assistant loco pilot Trushna Joshi will assist her.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Sweta Ghone has been given the honour to work as on-duty guard and give clearance by waving the green flag.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Besides, the ticket-checking staff, RPF personnel and electric technician will also be all-women. Mr. Jain added that train No. 11029 DN Koyna Express and train no. 11008 UP Deccan Express will permanently have women ticket-checking staff from Thursday.&nbsp;</div>''<div></div>''<div>Meanwhile, Western Railway has also announced that its Matunga Road station will be fully-managed by women from tomorrow with the total number of employees, including clerks, ticketing staff, operational staff and RPF personnel posted there being 31. <br />''<br />''Central Railway had already appointed an all-women staff to manage its suburban Matunga station, which found its way into the Limca Book of Records. A special counter at the suburban concourse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus will be manned by all-women staff on Thursday to seek suggestions and feedback from women commuters. Ajni railway station in Nagpur, will also have all-women staff from tomorrow.</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div><br />''</div>

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