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One of the things I really appreciate is how enterprising people are in India. For every problem that exists, someone will usually come up with an innovative solution. The issue of the declining quality of Indian Railways food is no exception.
Not long ago, I wrote about the horrific incident of a passenger finding a cooked rat in his vegetarian biryani. I swore I'd never eat Indian Railways food again! Therefore, I was excited to read about a promising alternative.
As mentioned in this recent news article, two new companies have started up to provide fresh food delivery services to Indian Railways passengers. Called TravelKhana and MeraFoodChoice, the companies are essentially meal ordering platforms that have tie ups with restaurants at major stations. Passengers pre-order their food through the companies (either by phone, online, or using an app) and the restaurants package and deliver it to them.
According to the article, MeraFoodChoice is just three months old but is already serving 300-400 customers daily at over 75 stations across India. On its home page, TravelKhana claims to provide meals on over 2,000 trains.
It sounds like a service worth trying! Does anyone have any experiences to share?
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Thanks for such useful information. Now no more worries about food during train journeys.
Thanks for the information you have stated at your article. It’s a very informative blog . Please keep on doing such a wonderful deed of sharing such information like this.
I’m happy to report that I recently used Travel Khana twice (as well as packed a tiffin) on the train from Mumbai to Rajasthan, and the service and food were both excellent.