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J'khand spl train with all-women crew
The New Indian Express Kozhikode
|March 08, 2025
To mark International Women's Day, an all-women crew will operate a special 'Mainline Electric Multiple Unit' (MEMU) train from Ranchi to Tori.
TO mark International Women's Day, an all-women crew will operate a special 'Mainline Electric Multiple Unit' (MEMU) train from Ranchi to Tori. The train will be driven by Deepali Amrit, Ranchi Rail Division's first female loco pilot. Rail Division took the initiative to run an all-women train on the occasion of IWD for the first time in 2018, and since then, it has become a tradition to honour its women employees.
This story is from the March 08, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kozhikode.
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