{"id":147758,"date":"2026-02-12T15:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=147758"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:27:16","slug":"historic-assams-sarita-yolmo-first-woman-tte-on-darjeeling-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=147758","title":{"rendered":"Historic: Assam\u2019s Sarita Yolmo, First Woman TTE on Darjeeling Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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S<\/span>arita Yolmo has become the first woman Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) assigned to \u201cTour Duty\u201d on the Darjeeling<\/a> Himalayan Railway, the UNESCO-recognised mountain line known as the Toy Train, marking a first for the Northeast Frontier Railway in field-level heritage operations. The appointment places Yolmo on the high-profile heritage service that carries tourists through the hills between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling, breaking a long-standing gender barrier in day-to-day operational roles on the route.<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Assam\u2019s Sarita Yolmo, First Woman TTE on Darjeeling Heritage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yolmo began her railway career at the Railway Press and continued there until the unit closed. After the press shut down, she moved to the commercial department and took charge as a TTE based at New Jalpaiguri. While she will continue her regular station duties, she has now been entrusted with overseeing heritage tour services on the Darjeeling route, a role traditionally held by male staff.<\/span><\/p>\n

Railway officials and local observers view the move as a milestone for women\u2019s participation in operational railway roles, especially on heritage and tourist routes where on-board and field responsibilities have historically been male-dominated. The appointment is being presented as part of a broader push to diversify the workforce and modernise operational practices within the Northeast Frontier Railway.<\/span><\/p>\n

The development comes amid significant infrastructure expansion across India\u2019s northeast. An official report released on Monday said Rs 11,486 crore has been allocated for Assam and other northeastern states-nearly five times the outlay in 2014-and that projects worth Rs 72,468 crore are currently under execution across the region. Survey work is under way for new lines, including a proposed 69-km link between Kokrajhar in Assam and Gelephu in Bhutan, and ongoing projects in Sikkim and Nagaland aim to strengthen regional and cross-border connectivity.<\/span><\/p>\n

The same report highlighted the launch of the country\u2019s first Vande Bharat Sleeper service on the Kamakhya\u2013Howrah route on January 17, 2026, a move officials described as a major milestone for Assam and for faster long-distance travel in the northeast. Railway authorities say that combining infrastructure investment with greater representation in operational roles reflects a broader transformation within Indian Railways.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sarita Yolmo has become the first woman Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) assigned to \u201cTour Duty\u201d on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the UNESCO-recognised mountain line known as the Toy Train, marking a first for the Northeast Frontier Railway in field-level heritage operations. The appointment places Yolmo on the high-profile heritage service that carries tourists through the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[202],"tags":[53306,53309,53312,53310,7566,53311,53305,53307,53313,53308],"class_list":["post-147758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-international","tag-darjeeling-himalayan-railway","tag-heritage-train-operations","tag-india-northeast-railway-development","tag-new-jalpaiguri-darjeeling-route","tag-northeast-frontier-railway","tag-railway-gender-inclusion","tag-sarita-yolmo-tte","tag-toy-train-heritage-route","tag-vande-bharat-sleeper-assam","tag-women-in-indian-railways"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":159552,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=159552","url_meta":{"origin":147758,"position":0},"title":"Assam Man Dies by Suicide; Family Alleges Moneylender Harassment","author":"News Desk","date":"October 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A 30-year-old man identified as Azid Ali allegedly died by suicide after jumping in front of a moving train near the Haripani railway gate in Chalatapara, Bongaigaon district, on the night of October 1, according to his family. 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