Railways to resume cooked food services in trains

Serving hot cooked meals for passengers was discontinued on trains last year due to the restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

New Delhi: Following the resumption of passenger services like pre-Covid times, Indian Railways has decided to resume the services of cooked food on trains. The Railway Board in a letter to the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) stated "In view of restoration of the normal train services, requirements of travelling passengers, and easing of Covid lockdown restrictions in eateries, hotels, restaurants and such other places across the country, it has been decided by Ministry of Railways to resume the services of cooked food in trains."

The letter also mentioned that the service of ready to eat meals would also be continued, added Railway Board.

This move comes days after Indian Railways decided to ease Covid restrictions by discontinuing the "special" tag for mail and express trains and reverting to pre-pandemic ticket prices with immediate effect. Recently, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has also allowed airlines to serve meals on all domestic flights.