Operations of Dhanbad Railway Station, including booking tickets and checking and running trains, were managed by women on Monday on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

This apart, women also managed the reception and control rooms of the Dhanbad division of East Central Railway, besides working at the personnel department of the divisional railway manager.

Dhanbad station master Ratnesh Kumar said, “We have handed overwork in almost all departments, including unreserved ticket counter operation and reservation counter operation, besides ticket checking and train operations, to women colleagues at the station from 10 am to 4 pm.”

Women constables of RPF offering roses to the female passengers at Dhanbad Railway Station.

Ashish Bansal, Divisional Railway Manager of Dhanbad Division, who carried out an inspection of the personnel department of his office while it was being managed by women, said, "Women have an important role to play in the successful running of family, organization, society and nation."

He also exhorted women to work with renewed enthusiasm to help build a better organisation, society and nation.

Talking to the media at Dhanbad railway station, ticket collector Nilima Kumari said, “Though we are in the job of ticket collection every day, today being International Women’s Day, it was a lovely experience to work with all women colleagues at the station.”

Women TTIs at the Dhanbad Railway Station.

Loco pilots of the Dhanbad-Gomoh staff special train run by the all women railway employees.

Dhanbad station manager, Ratnesh Kumar felicitate the guard of Dhanbad-Gomoh staff special train at Dhanbad Railway Station to mark the International Women’s Day by Dhanbad Rail Division on Monday.

Puja Kumar, a travelling ticket examiner (TTE), said, “Ever since we were informed a few days ago that the operations of the station will be in our hands on the occasion of International Women’s Day we were quite excited. It was an altogether different feeling as we managed the entire operation from 8 am till 4 pm."

Divya Kumari, a women assistant loco pilot, said, “Instead of assisting in train operations, we operated the train ourselves. Our senior male colleagues assisted us while we sat on the front seat to run the train.”

A similar exercise was carried out at other important stations of the Dhanbad division, including Koderma, Daltonganj, Gomoh, Hazaribagh town, Chandrapura and Tori.

A street corner play was also organised at Dhanbad station to focus on the significance of women in society.