Surekha Yadav, Asia's first woman loco pilot, set another record by becoming the first woman to operate the Vande Bharat Express train.
She piloted the semi-high-speed train between Solapur station and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai on 13 March 2023.
Following conclusion of the 450-km journey, Yadav was felicitated at CSMT. In 1988, she became India's first female train driver.
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