Western Railway's Matunga Road station to have all-women staff from March 8

MUMBAI: Matunga Road station on Western Railway will become the second railway station in Mumbai to have all-women staff from March 8, which is commemorated as International Women’s day.
Central Railway’s Matunga station is the first station on Indian Railways to be manned by women personnel.

WR’s chief public relations officer Ravinder Bhakar said, “We have posted a total of 31 women personnel as frontline staff from commercial, operating and security department.”

Commercial department has deployed 13 commercial clerks and 3 Ticket checking staff to undertake commercial activities whereas 11 Operating staff (Station Master and Points person) and 4 Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel have been deployed at Matunga Road Station.

Central Railway too will commemorate the women’s day deploying all women Ticket checking staff on Koyna Express and Deccan Queen from March 8.

CR’s divisional railway manager SK Jain said, “Apart from this, all women crew will run the Mumbai Pune Deccan Queen on March 8. The loco pilot will be Surekha Yadava and assistant loco pilot will be Trushna Joshi and the guard Shweta Ghone. “

CR’s chief public relations officer Sunil Udasi said, “General manager DK Sharma has asked all the divisions under CR zone to identify one station where all-women staff can be deputed.

Jain said, “We will also upgrade facilities for women staff at various stations, including LTT.”