IRCTC to resume e-catering services from next month in relief to passengers

In a large aid to travellers, IRCTC will resume its e-catering expert services from future month, a statement from the railways’ catering arm mentioned on Friday.

Due to onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent unparalleled lockdown, e-catering expert services were suspended on March 22, 2020.

IRCTC, the catering and tourism arm of the Indian Railways, is going to restart its e-catering expert services for travellers travelling in the unique trains that are at the moment running.

IRCTC had started this exclusive service in the yr 2014 whereby travellers could order an array of food stuff of their preference from reputed brands as perfectly as preferred regional and nearby delicacies on cellphone or on the internet though travelling on trains and get the very same shipped to their seats at the railway station.

Throughout the pre-COVID period, IRCTC had started clocking twenty,000 e-catering orders for each working day.

Now, with the gradual resumption of passenger train expert services and amidst the new standard, wherein IRCTC is serving only ‘Ready To Eat’ foods to travellers on trains, there has been an boost desire for resumption of e-catering expert services.

With the permission from the Railways Ministry coming in, IRCTC is all set to resume the e-catering expert services in a phased method from February, the statement mentioned.

Initially expert services will be started in all-around thirty railway stations catering to somewhere around 250 trains.

“IRCTC is making sure that all its e-catering partners ensure suitable health and fitness and hygiene protocols though serving the foods to the travellers.

“The travellers shall avail the expert services of e-catering as a result of www.ecatering.irctc.com. e-catering orders as a result of phone is also currently being restored in excess of 1323 soon. Passengers can also obtain IRCTC e-catering app ‘Food On Track’ from the numerous app stores and avail e-catering expert services. For advantage of the travellers selection of money on shipping has also been offered,” it mentioned.

(Only the headline and photo of this report may possibly have been reworked by the Small business Common team the relaxation of the material is auto-produced from a syndicated feed.)

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