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Bengaluru, March 9 : The might of women was at full display at the city railway station to celebrate the International Women’s Day, as they were allowed to run the show, an official said.
“The day commenced with women staff flagging off the Bagalkot-Mysuru Basava Express with an all-women crew piloting the train out of the station to mark the Women’s Day,” a South Western Railway official told IANS here.
Additional Divisional Manager Kusuma Hariprasad, senior Divisional Security Commissioner D.C. Banerjee and other women staff flagged off the train to chug out of the station.
“Loco pilot Sireesha Gajini and assistant local pilot Mini Mubarak operated the electric train engine, while Richa Mani was its guard,” said the official.
The all-women train ticket examiners (TTEs) were Gomathi, Jayanthi, Bharathi, Swetha, Sona and Teena Mathew.
The railway protection force (RPF) staff on board the train who take care of their safety and security were Zeena Pinto, Geetha Rani, Sunitha and Nagadurga.

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