Hyderabadi woman drives Metro train in Kingdom of Saudi Arab

Jeddah: In the past, Saudi Arabia was regarded as the only nation in the world where women are not permitted to drive vehicles. However, Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, which promotes women's empowerment, is making women break stereotypes.

Indira Eegalapati, a loco pilot from India. She is currently a pilot for the Riyadh Metro Train and is originally from Guntur settled in



Hyderabad. Indira worked for the Hyderabad Metro Rail for more than three years before coming to drive trains in Saudi Arabia and so far, she has logged 15,000 train kilometers.

An IT engineering postgraduate, who chose to be different even when her friends chose the software field, Indira could be among a rare group of women who have worked as loco pilots at home and abroad as well.