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Matunga Railway station enters Limca Book of Records!

Earlier in July 2017, Matunga railway station had appointed 34 women to operate the station making it the first all-women railway station in India

Matunga Railway station enters Limca Book of Records!
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Central railway’s Matunga station has entered Limca book of world records in 2018. Manned by a staff of 41 women, Matunga has come to be acknowledged as the first all-women railway station in India.

With the aim of empowering women, the CR General Manager D.K. Sharma has taken this unique initiative. Under this edge, a total of 41 women employees were posted across various departments such as operations and commercial (17), Railway Protection Force (6), Ticket Checking (8), RPF cops (6), announcing (2), conservancy (2) and point persons (5). These staffers were under the charge of Station Manager Mamta Kulkarni. The station was formally handed over to them on July 12, 2017.

Kulkarni, who incidentally holds a distinction of becoming the first woman assistant station manager to be recruited by CR railway Mumbai Division, and her women staff handle the overall operations of the Matunga station and the results have been positive and encouraging.

According to Sunil Udaasi, the Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railway, the idea is to create an environment for women where they can make all decisions of their own for their personal and professional well-being, organisation good notwithstanding.

Earlier, the Indian Railways' Mumbai region set new records in women's empowerment with Surekha Bhosale-Yadav becoming the first woman train driver on CR in 1988, later the world's first 'Ladies Special' suburban train introduced on Western Railway in 1992.

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