She is the SUPER STATIONMASTER <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> The tortoisse coloured feline ‘Tama’ born and raised in Kishi Railway Station, Japan wears a formal uniform cap of Wakayamal Electric Railway. She does not harm anyone and calmly watches passenges who greet her. She works 9 to 5 everday and takes Sundays off, is the only female in a managerial position of 36 strong workforce and holds the 5<sup>th </sup>highest position in the company. A former ticket booth is renovated to be her office. She has got a toilet too as she declines to relieve herself. She gets her feed in lieu of salary. She is the stationmaster for 10 train stations on the 14.3 kms line. <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> What has got her the pivotal post? The Railway officials say that she has brought in lots of luck and the revenue has been increasing with every passing year. <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> She was brought to the station by a cleaner and kept by a local who runs a grocery next door The railway line was losing money and the station went unmanned in the year 2006. Tama stuck around at the platform and her loyalty has paved the way. She was appointed as the “Stationmaster” in January 2007 and soon after her appoinment the number of passengers using the line rose by 17% from a year earlier. From March 2007 the numbr of passengers rose to 2.1 million compared to the past 12 months. This gave Tama an elevation in her position of”SUPER STATIONMASTER’. <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> Everyday she commutes from the grocery shop next to the station. All that the grocer says is, “Ms Stationmaster, it is time to work” and she comes along to the station to dorn her cap and does her work dutifully. She will be appearing in one of the French documentaries as the Wonder Cat from around the world. <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]-->
hello mals i saw this news in the papers too... cute looking cat... couldnt get the photo here...? sathya
Hi Mals, Read about this Feline Wonder Cat too. She is even smarter than her caninie trained counterparts it seems. I love to read about such stories from our animal world and can never stop marvelling at all the four legged creations of the Almighty. Thanks for bringing it here for us. warm regards PAULINA:wave
Nice information you had brought it here, Mals... I get news from IL only... friends, did you see the news in yahoo.., maybe 2 days back, where a pet parrot...mimicked its owner's name and address....you might think it is natural for a parrot to repeat the same....but this parrot has been trained by its owners, in case if it get lost or 'accidentally flew' away, can come back home...that's what the parrot exactly did when it was lost, repeated the address to a person ( i think it is a policeman) and went back to its home. This happened in Japan... sriniketan
Hi Mals she is indeed a super station master...........a cat doing all this is really amazing thing Hi Sri Ya I too read this news about the parrot, the owner is really smart to teach the parrot all this.
Dear Malspie, I too had read about this purr-fect stationmaster! she is totally in control... thanks for sharing........ love, anu
Hi Dear Friends, Thanks for stepping and appreciating this lovely purry cat. Bye!!:hiya:hiya:hiya:hiya