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New plan for food arrangements in all express trains in Tamil Nadu!
Posted on: 30/Jul/2014 2:23:26 PM
A pantry car is available in all long distance trains to cater to the food requirement of the travellers. Food is prepared in the pantry car and distributed to the passengers. The passengers who do not like this food tend to buy food items sold in the railway stations.
In recent times, it is found that the quality of the food sold at the railway stations has gone down where as the prices have gone up. Hence, passengers do not prefer them. They bring packed food items from their houses. This is OK if the journey is short with only one eating session. But long distance travellers cannot resort to home food for their full journey and hence they are affected.
In the northern states, the menu cards from well-known hotels in big cities are distributed to the passengers. Wit the internet on-line service, arrangements are made to deliver the items ordered while the passengers specify their PNR ticket number and the item required by sms. The facility can be used to order item 1 hour in advance to even 1 month in advance.
This service is available from cities & states such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata & Rajasthan & Gujarat. It has become hugely popular. Additional charges are made for this booking arrangement. Catering is done according to the passengers’ preference by providing hot and tasty Chinese & Jain food items.
Whenever the train is running late, the passengers can inform the hotels through sms & the time of delivery is changed suitably.
Railways have entered into an agreement with 300 hotels in different cities to cater to 170 railway stations. Railways is reported that 8000 food packets are delivered every day.
The cost is between Rs. 100/- to Rs. 200/-. 20% commission is given.
In the south, the railways are now exploring the possibility of similar arrangements for trains like Kanyakumari Express, GuruvayurEexpress, Ananthapuri Express, Nellai Express, Muthnagar Express, Ra,eswaram Express, Vaigai Express, and Pallavan Express.
The arrangement will be made available shortly.
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