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Two modestly-dressed young women stand small in front of a towering silver-blue train. Normally, there would be nothing special about the scene, except these two women will soon be behind the controls of the train.
Say hello to A. Preethi and G. Jayashree — the only two women train operators for Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL).
In just about two months, these two will control the giant Metro coaches that will take you from Koyambedu to Alandur in record time.
Both women are in their 20s and joined CMRL in September 2013, after finishing their diploma in electronics and communication.
“I have been having fun operating the trains; it is like a child being handed a new toy,” says Preethi, while her colleague adds, “The best thing is you are off the vehicle-choked roads.”
They didn’t aim to become train operators at Chennai Metro. Preethi says, “It was incidental. Initially, I fancied becoming an assistant loco pilot with the Railways, but the present job came my way first and I took it up.”
Meet CMRL’s only women drivers - The Hindu
Say hello to A. Preethi and G. Jayashree — the only two women train operators for Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL).
In just about two months, these two will control the giant Metro coaches that will take you from Koyambedu to Alandur in record time.
Both women are in their 20s and joined CMRL in September 2013, after finishing their diploma in electronics and communication.
“I have been having fun operating the trains; it is like a child being handed a new toy,” says Preethi, while her colleague adds, “The best thing is you are off the vehicle-choked roads.”
They didn’t aim to become train operators at Chennai Metro. Preethi says, “It was incidental. Initially, I fancied becoming an assistant loco pilot with the Railways, but the present job came my way first and I took it up.”
Meet CMRL’s only women drivers - The Hindu
