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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Asia`s 1st woman locopilot, Surekha Yadav set to retire

IN PHOTOS: Asia`s 1st woman locopilot, Surekha Yadav set to retire

Updated On: 19 September, 2025 04:21 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Surekha Yadav, Asia`s first woman locopilot, is set to retire at the end of this month after 36 years of service, an official from the Central Railway said on Friday. Pics/X

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Surekha Yadav, Asia`s first woman locopilot, is set to retire at the end of this month after 36 years of service, an official from the Central Railway said on Friday. Pics/X

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Surekha Yadav, Asia`s first woman locopilot, is set to retire at the end of this month after 36 years of service, an official from the Central Railway said on Friday. Pics/X
<p>Born in Maharashtra`s Satara district, Surekha Yadav completed a diploma in Electrical Engineering before joining the Railways and rose steadily through the ranks in the male-dominated field</p>

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Born in Maharashtra`s Satara district, Surekha Yadav completed a diploma in Electrical Engineering before joining the Railways and rose steadily through the ranks in the male-dominated field

<p>She operated a goods train in 1996, and by 2000, she was promoted to motorwoman. A decade later, she qualified as a ghat driver, eventually taking charge of mail and express trains</p>

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She operated a goods train in 1996, and by 2000, she was promoted to motorwoman. A decade later, she qualified as a ghat driver, eventually taking charge of mail and express trains

<p>For the last several years, Yadav has been operating mail and express trains on various routes</p>

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For the last several years, Yadav has been operating mail and express trains on various routes

<p>On March 13, 2023, she had the honour of driving the inaugural Vande Bharat Express from Solapur to Mumbai`s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)</p>

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On March 13, 2023, she had the honour of driving the inaugural Vande Bharat Express from Solapur to Mumbai`s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)

<p>Yadav`s remarkable career has been a proud chapter in Indian Railways` history and a powerful symbol of women`s empowerment</p>

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Yadav`s remarkable career has been a proud chapter in Indian Railways` history and a powerful symbol of women`s empowerment

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