Indian Railways initiative of empowering its women employees has brought laurels as Matunga Railway Station has entered into Limca Book of Records 2018.
Matunga Railway Station has become the first station in India to have all woman staff managing its operations of the stations.
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The station has women staff across all departments; operating, commercial, RPF .
Mumbai Division of Central Railways have posted a total of 41 women staffers, including 17 booking clerks, 6 RPF personnel, 8 ticket checkers, 5 point persons, 2 announcers and 2 safai karmacharis are working under the Supervision of Station Manager Mamta Kulkarni.
Incidentally, Mamta Kulkarni is first Assistant Station Master (ASM) to be recruited on Mumbai Division of Central Railway in 1992.
The staff has been handling overall operations of the railway station from last six months.