SUREKHA YADAV, ASIA'S FIRST TRAIN DRIVER RETIRES

* SUREKHA RAMCHANDRA BHOSLE RETIRES AS TRAIN DRIVER AFTER 36 YEARS 

* SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TRAIN DRIVER IN ASIA.

* She RETIRED ON 18TH SEPTEMBER 2025 

* BORN IN 2 SEPTEMBER 1965 

* She Appointed As Loco Pilots in 1988.

AWARDS - 

* 1998 - JIJAU PURASHKAR 

* 2001 - WOMAN ACHIEVERS AWARD 

* 2001 - RASHTRIYA MAHILA AYOG DELHI 

* 2004 - SAHYADRI HIRKANI AWARD 

* 2005 - PRERANA PURASHKAR 

* 2011 - G N AWARD 

* 2013 - RWCC BEST WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD 

* SHE DROVE THE FIRST LADIES SPECIAL LOCAL TRAIN FLAGGED BY MAMTA BANARJEE IN 2000. 

* SHE BECAME THE FIRST ASIAN WOMAN TRAIN DRIVER TO DRIVE DECCAN QUEEN FROM PUNE TO CST