All Women Crew To Operate On Matunga Railway Station In Mumbai

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The Indian Railways have taken a major step towards the empowerment of women by handing over a station to an all women crew for the first time in the history of Indian Railways.

The station master too is a woman. "We are working like a family and with a sense of responsibility and cooperation," Ms Kulkarni said, adding, initially we faced a few problems but now we are taking them in our stride as part of job responsibility. 

Even women ticket checkers deployed at Matunga station have learnt how to deal with male passengers. A total of 30 women staffers, including 11 booking clerks, five RPF personnel, seven ticket checkers are working under the supervision of station manager Mamta Kulkarni since last two weeks, a Public Relations official from Central Railway said. 

DK Sharma, general manager of Central Railway, who floated the idea of all ladies station, said, "We in Central Railway are convinced that there is no tool for development more effective than empowering our women and the ladies special station speaks all about it". It is an important railaway station in Central Railway local line.

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