Station Based E-Catering Servies now Available on 45 Major Stations

Station Based E-Catering Servies now Available on 45 Major Stations

In compliance of the Railway Budget Announcement 2015-16 Indian Railways had launched E-catering services through its PSU IRCTC (Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation) with the objective to facilitate passengers to book meals of their choice on their seats on trains. Initially starting with 28 non Pantry Car Trains, this train-based e-catering services is now available in 1516 trains.

Based on the response/feedback, received from the passengers and the need to further improve availability of good catering services available to travelling passengers, Ministry of Railways has decided to proliferate the existing train-based E-catering scheme additionally to station-based E-catering. In the first phase, the scheme of station based E-catering has been made available on pilot basis on 45 major stations. Under this extended scheme, travelling passengers would be allowed to order food of their choice from leading private caterers at an approaching station. Station-based E-Catering shall be only for Stations and not on moving trains.

The 45 Stations covered under this scheme are:

• Howrah, 
• Sealdah, 
• Guwahati, 
• New Jalpaiguri, 
• Patna, 
• Bhubaneshwar, 
• Vishakhapatnam, 
• Mugalsarai, 
• Kanpur Central,
• Lucknow Jn.,
• Varanasi, 
• Jaipur, 
• Bilaspur, 
• Kharagpur, 
• Allahabad, 
• Lucknow (NR), 
• Gorakhpur, 
• Anand Vihar Terminal, 
• H. Nizamuddin,
• New Delhi, 
• Delhi, 
• Amritsar, 
• Chandigarh, 
• Ludhiana, 
• Secunderabad, 
• Tirupati, 
• Vijayawada, 
• Chennai Central, 
• Chennai Egmore, 
• Ernakulam Jn, 
• Calicut, 
• Madurai Jn., 
• Thrissur, 
• Tiruvananthapuram Central, 
• Bangluru City, 
• Yesvantpur, 
• Nagpur, 
• Pune, 
• Agra Cantt., 
• Gwalior, 
• Jhansi,
•  Bhopal, 
• Ahemdabad, 
• Mumbai Central, 
• Surat, 
• Vadodara. 

All trains passing through these 45 stations are now covered for services through E-Catering.In addition, IRCTC, also makes available budget food supplied by 'Jan Ahaar' and through its Food Plazas and Fast Food Units.

Based on the outcome of the pilot project, this station based E-catering scheme would accordingly be extended to cover more number of Stations.

IRCTC is only authorized company for booking and delivery of food at stations and in trains. For details/booking a meal, passengers may please log on to www.ecatering.irctc.co.in or call 1800-1034-139 or 0120-4383892/9.

                                 

Source :Business Standard