On Women’s Day, two male pilots steer Metro
Vaibhav Ganjapure | tnn | Mar 9, 2019, 04:20 IST
Nagpur: Contrary to the expectation that woman pilots would be in control of the Metro on International Women’s Day, the first day for public ride after Thursday’s inaugural run, two male pilots manoeuvred the train carrying hordes of commuters throughout Friday.
On Thursday, the train was operated by a pair of male and woman pilot — Likesh Chandere and Sumedha Meshram. On Friday, the Metro was operated by Lalit Meena and Gaurav Shende from Sitabuldi to Khapri station and back.
While Meena hails from Rajasthan, Shende is a native of neighbouring Saunsar district in MP. In all, the Metro has a team of 20 pilots.
Both told TOI that they were waiting for this moment since joining MahaMetro about a couple of years back, and were extremely satisfied to carry the passengers, who thronged Sitabuldi station from various parts of the city, on the first day.
“We’re very exited and looking forward to carry more passengers to their destinations. We were waiting for this moment for long. We’ve been part of this project which has been built in such a short time,” says Meena, who worked for nine years in Delhi Metro before joining Nagpur office.
According to Shende, Nagpur Metro has many new features which Delhi Metro lacked. “This one is fully automatic and could be driven even without drivers. There are many firsts — like managing power requirements through solar electricity. It’s technologically advanced and we’re undergoing training from Chinese experts who have designed these trains,” he says.
Liu Qing, an engineer from the manufacturer Chinese Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), said 23 more trains would be coming to the city. He has been posted in the city for training the MahaMetro staff. With nine years of experience in this field, Qing feels the Metro would attract crowd due to the advanced technology which is fully safe and comfortable. “The Metro network in China is very well developed and way ahead of India, but the latter is also fast catching up. It’s the best way of public transport as it saves time and it’s eco-friendly as well,” he says.
On Thursday, the train was operated by a pair of male and woman pilot — Likesh Chandere and Sumedha Meshram. On Friday, the Metro was operated by Lalit Meena and Gaurav Shende from Sitabuldi to Khapri station and back.
While Meena hails from Rajasthan, Shende is a native of neighbouring Saunsar district in MP. In all, the Metro has a team of 20 pilots.
Both told TOI that they were waiting for this moment since joining MahaMetro about a couple of years back, and were extremely satisfied to carry the passengers, who thronged Sitabuldi station from various parts of the city, on the first day.
“We’re very exited and looking forward to carry more passengers to their destinations. We were waiting for this moment for long. We’ve been part of this project which has been built in such a short time,” says Meena, who worked for nine years in Delhi Metro before joining Nagpur office.
According to Shende, Nagpur Metro has many new features which Delhi Metro lacked. “This one is fully automatic and could be driven even without drivers. There are many firsts — like managing power requirements through solar electricity. It’s technologically advanced and we’re undergoing training from Chinese experts who have designed these trains,” he says.
Liu Qing, an engineer from the manufacturer Chinese Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), said 23 more trains would be coming to the city. He has been posted in the city for training the MahaMetro staff. With nine years of experience in this field, Qing feels the Metro would attract crowd due to the advanced technology which is fully safe and comfortable. “The Metro network in China is very well developed and way ahead of India, but the latter is also fast catching up. It’s the best way of public transport as it saves time and it’s eco-friendly as well,” he says.
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