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Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: Surekha Yadav, Asia’s first woman loco pilot has become the first female to operate the semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express train. Ms. Yadav piloted the Vande Bharat Express train between Solapur station and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s First Semi-High Speed Regional Rail Service Named ‘RAPIDX’ The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has named India’s first semi-high-speed regional rail services as ‘RAPIDX’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Surekha Yadav went on to become the first woman loco pilot of the CST to Pune Deccan Queen train, which navigates through the Western Ghats. Surekha Yadav, 57, who recently became the first woman to operate the newly introduced semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express train has been a trailblazer in many ways.

Detailed explanation-4: -First Vande Bharat Express Train of Northeast: Features It is the first of its kind premium semi-high speed aesthetically designed, well-equipped fully Air Conditioner service between Guwahati in Assam and New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. The Guwahati-NJP Vande Bharat Express train service will operate six days a week.