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Food of your taste at your train berths- Soon in Chennai
Posted on: 16/Jul/2013 12:31:17 PM
There has always been a problem with regard to your food when you travel in train. Days are gone when people use to pack their food to be eaten on the train.Another disastrous thing is that you cannot digest the foods served by the Railways in the trains. You will get cold food and non palatable foods. Now the good news for the passengers within a couple months passengers travelling from Chennai to various destinations can get food of your choice on your berths. Let’s see how it works.
Just turn to TravelKhana or Merafoodchoice for help. Both portals, like knights in shining armor, come to the rescue of travelers who are disgusted with food the pantry on trains serves.
Started in 2012 by Pushpinder Singh, a software technologist, www.travelkhana.com is a portal that allows travelers on train to order food and it’s delivered to them at a pre-decided station. “Technology helped as far as booking tickets and hotels were concerned. So we set out to solve the problem of unavailability of good food on trains,” says Singh.
If you want paneer and roti or fried rice or whatever your palate feels like, all you’ve got to do is log onto to the website and fill in a few details such as your train number and PNR no. There is the option of paying online or when the food is delivered to you. And no, there isn’t the risk of your food turning cold, soggy or tasteless because the portal continuously tracks the train and knows when it’s about to reach the pre-decided station.
Based out of New Delhi, travelkhana covers around 100 stations including Bhopal Junction, Pune Junction, Howrah Junction and Amritsar Junction and lesser known ones such as, Ratlam Junction, Rourkela, Alwar Junction, Pipariya, Raipur…” Our services will be available in Chennai within the next eight to 10 weeks,” he adds. It has tied up with 240 outlets across the country and has delivered around 63,000 orders till date. Singh plans to expand and reach out to bus travelers as well.
Well then, what’s it going to be the next time you travel? Butter chicken, ghee roast or a thali…?
