The newly launched semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express train is currently being driven by Surekha Yadav, Asia’s first female loco pilot, according to Central Railways. She accomplished the feat on Monday while driving the semi-high-speed train between Solapur station and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal (CSMT).
Five things to know about Surekha Yadav are listed below:
In 1988, Surekha Yadav became the country’s first female train driver. Yadav, who is from Satara in western Maharashtra, has so far received several honors at the state and national levels for her accomplishments.
2. She expressed appreciation for the opportunity to run the Vande Bharat Train. She expressed her gratitude for being given the chance to drive the cutting-edge Vande Bharat Train. According to Central Railways, the train left Solapur at the appointed hour and arrived at CSMT five minutes early.
3. The railways claimed that Yadav was honored at platform number 8 at CSMT after completing a more than 450-km trek.
4. The Central Railways ran the famed Mumbai-Pune Deccan Queen Express and CSMT-Kalyan ladies’ special local train with all-female personnel earlier on International Women’s Day (8 March). Yadav was the Deccan Queen’s operator that day, while Sayali Sawardekar was his assistant loco pilot.
5. Congratulating Yadav on her success, Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Monday, “Vande Bharat – driven by Nari Shakti. Smt. Surekha Yadav, the Vande Bharat Express’s first female locopilot.
