Surekha Yadav, Asia's First Woman Loco Pilot Operates Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat Express

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. Yadav, who piloted the semi-high-speed train between Solapur station and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai Monday, has broken the proverbial glass ceiling a number of times. She earned the distinction of becoming India’s first woman train driver in 1988.