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.
Matunga, located in the heart of Mumbai city, on Central Railway now have an all women crew which includes ticketing staff, security staff and other personnel required to operate the station.
The station master too is a woman.
Ms Kulkarni, holds the credit of becoming first woman station master in Mumbai division when she joined Central Railway in 1992.
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.
DK Sharma, general manager of Central Railway, who floated the idea of all ladies station, indicated this was a tool for empowering women.
Matunga is an important railway station on Central Railway suburban network located between Dadar and Sion and many railway passengers use the station.
This is including several railway employees who work at the railway workshop situated adjacent to the station.
