<P> Surekha Yadav née Surekha Shankar Yadav ( born 2 September 1965 ) is a female locopilot ( train driver ) of the Indian Railways in India , . She became India 's first female train driver in 1988 . She drove the first `` Ladies Special '' local train for Central Railways when it was first introduced in the four metro cities by Mamata Banerjee the then Railway Minister , in April 2000 . A momentous event in her career was on 8 March 2011 , on the International Women 's Day , when she became Asia 's first woman train driver to drive the Deccan Queen from Pune to CST , through difficult but scenic topography , where she was greeted by the then Mayor of Mumbai Shraddha Jadhav , at CST , the headquarter of Central Railway zone . It was Surekha 's dream - come - true as she drove one of the prestigious trains of the Central Railway , which carries the female of name ; the Mumbai - Pune Railway Pravasi Sangh ( association ) strongly supported her to run this train . However , a commonly heard comment on her driving is that `` Women do n't drive railway engines ' '' . </P>
<P> Surekha Yadav née Surekha Shankar Yadav ( born 2 September 1965 ) is a female locopilot ( train driver ) of the Indian Railways in India , . She became India 's first female train driver in 1988 . She drove the first `` Ladies Special '' local train for Central Railways when it was first introduced in the four metro cities by Mamata Banerjee the then Railway Minister , in April 2000 . A momentous event in her career was on 8 March 2011 , on the International Women 's Day , when she became Asia 's first woman train driver to drive the Deccan Queen from Pune to CST , through difficult but scenic topography , where she was greeted by the then Mayor of Mumbai Shraddha Jadhav , at CST , the headquarter of Central Railway zone . It was Surekha 's dream - come - true as she drove one of the prestigious trains of the Central Railway , which carries the female of name ; the Mumbai - Pune Railway Pravasi Sangh ( association ) strongly supported her to run this train . However , a commonly heard comment on her driving is that `` Women do n't drive railway engines ' '' . </P>
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Surekha Yadav née Surekha Shankar Yadav
Surekha Yadav née Surekha Shankar Yadav