Indian Railways to Operate Premium Trains with Hostesses

The Indian Railways is all set to operate its premium trains including Shatabdi, Gatimaan and Tejas with train hostesses. The women crew will be deployed as train hostesses in such trains. As per the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), in order to women empowerment the step has been taken for having train hostesses.

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) 

As per the reports, the IRCTC and Indian Railways will run Shatabdi, Gatimaan, Tejas and other premium trains with a women crew and train hostesses. The job role of train hostesses will be to  welcome the passengers while boarding the train. A women crew is already deployed in the Vande Bharat Express and soon all the premium trains will have hostesses deployed.

The Ministry of Railways 

The Ministry of Railways said, "at least 25 premium trains, including Shatabdi, Gatimaan, Tejas, and Vande Bharat, will soon have women crews to welcome the passengers. The hostesses will work only during the daytime, meaning Rajdhani and Duronto won’t have the female crew since these trains have night journeys too." 

An IRCTC official said, “This change is being made to provide better convenience during the journey. Female Crew Service will be provided in the trains as same as crew service in flights. Apart from this, the women crew will sort the complaints and problems of the passengers during the train journey."