IRCTC's e-catering service, named as "Food on Track", is already available in 1,516 trains which don't have pantry car facilities to ensure food is served at the passengers' seat. To give choice to passengers travelling in trains such as Shatabdi, Rajdhani or others which have pantry car to book their meal from leading food chain firms, the e-catering service has also been extended to major stations such as New Delhi, Howrah, Mumbai Central, Chennai Central, Lucknow, Gorakhpur and Ahmedabad.
"Now, passengers travelling in trains with or without pantry car passing through these stations can order their food from big food chain companies," said a senior railway official. With this facility, passengers can pre-order their meal either on the e-catering website or though...
more... phone or SMS with the e-catering call centre while the payment can be made online or upon delivery.