Cooked meal service back on trains soon

The Indian Railways Friday decided to resume cooked meals on trains after the service was stopped last year owing to Covid-19 restrictions.

The Railway Board order came days after the national transporter restored all trains that were stopped over a year ago amid curbs. Currently, only packaged ready-to-eat food is available on payment in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and other trains.

This decision effectively restores train services to the pre-pandemic state. Ready-to-eat meals, however, will continue to be served on demand. The cooked food service may start from December 1, or even earlier, subject to how prepared licensees are.