LUCKNOW, March 8 -- From the engine to the ticketing counter, women were in charge as an all-women crew operated a passenger train from Gorakhpur Junction under the North Eastern Railway's (NER) Lucknow division on Sunday, marking International Women's Day.

"MEMU passenger train number 65115 Bhathni-Ayodhya Dham was successfully run entirely by women railway staff. Women employees also operate and manage train operations through the electronic panel at Gorakhpur Junction," said Pankaj Kr. Singh, NER chief PRO .

The crew included assistant loco pilots Priyanka Sharma and Nidhi Gautam, train manager Jagrati Tripathi, CTTI Mukta Prabha Barla, ticket examiner Neena Siel and RPF constable Neha Yadav.

Women employees also handled ticket dist...