Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India] Feb.26 (NT): Gandhi Nagar railway station of Jaipur has become the first non-suburban station in the India to be wholly operated by women.

From selling and checking of tickets to security, all the railway-operations will be controlled,monitored and operated by the 40 women.

In the women  Railway personnel Of 40, four looks after train operations while eight will do bookings, six will handle reservations, six will check tickets and make announcement, and 10 will look after RPF while remaining six will take up other small work.

The staff will work in three shifts of eight hours.

Neelam Jatav will be Gandhi Nagar's first woman station superintendent (SS).

The plan of all women crew was reportedly initiated by NWR's Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) and executed by Divisional Railway Manager and other railway officials.

Gandhi Nagar has a pace of nearly 7000 passengers per day and of the 50 trains which rails by,25 trains halt here.

The station is also one of the six in India with a sanitary napkin slot machine.

Station master Angela Stella, who accomplished one year in the Indian railways is keyed up with the new accountability and said, “I have never thought I would be handling a station which would be all-women within one year of my job. I will abide by all the safety norms and apply standard operating practice while working,” Stella said.

Rajasthan Government has also supported by posting GRP and lady traffic police officials at this station. (NT)