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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which railway station becomes the India’s first railway station run by women?
A
Matunga Station
B
Kalyan Junction
C
Vijayawada Junction
D
Itarsi Junction
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Railways’ Gandhi Nagar railway station has become the nation’s first non-suburban station fully run by the women staff. The station falls under the Jaipur division of the North Western Railway (NWR). From station master to pointsman, all the day-to-day operations are being controlled by the women employees.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gundla Pochampally becomes an all-women railway station The SCR, in addition, has women employees handling critical duties such as loco pilots, station masters, track maintainers effectively and on par with the male staff.

Detailed explanation-3: -Henceforth, the Banaswadi station will be operated by its female staff, including the station master, booking clerks and reservation clerks. All 15 officials, including security personnel, posted at the station are now women.

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