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Published 03:41 IST, March 4th 2020

All-women crew runs Rajya Rani Express ahead of International Women's Day

Ahead of the International Women's Day, the Rajya Rani Express on Sunday, March 1, was operated by an all women-crew 

Reported by: Manjiri Chitre
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Ahead of the International Women's Day, the Rajya Rani Express on Sunday, March 1, was operated by an all women-crew. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal took to Twitter and shared a video of women running the train. In the 48-second-video, a railway motor woman is navigating the train from Bengaluru to Mysuru. 

He further stated that the "Railways motor woman is expertly navigating the train through the interiors of the nation." 

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Updated 03:41 IST, March 4th 2020