Man books IRCTC railway room for Rs 333, finds Indian toilet instead of Western; gets Rs 20,000 compensationA 72-year-old man who booked a Rs 333 retiring room at Chittorgarh railway station found an Indian toilet instead of the western toilet lis...
16 Oct, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
AI eyes on your train food! Worried about train food hygiene? Railways brings tech solution to keep a 24x7 watch on pantry cars, kitchens and food handlingIndian Railways is set to enhance monitoring by installing AI-enabled CCTV cameras in pantry cars and base kitchens across the East Central...
13 Sep, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
IRCTC cracks down on fake accounts, expands AI surveillance in kitchensIRCTC has deactivated millions of suspicious user IDs to combat fraudulent train ticket bookings. This move addresses passenger concerns ab...
05 Jun, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
IRCTC cracks down on Amul curd row, moves to terminate caterer on Vande Bharat trainIRCTC is taking strict action following complaints about Amul curd quality on the Patna-Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express. The catering licens...
27 Mar, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
Railways levies Rs 10 lakh penalty on IRCTCThe Railway Ministry has imposed a Rs 10 lakh penalty on IRCTC following a passenger's complaint about insect parts in a meal on the Patna-...
25 Mar, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
Viral video from train No. 16601 shows catering staff washing used food foil to reuse, IRCTC orders immediate actionIndian Railways catering faced scrutiny after a passenger's social media post. Catering staff were seen washing used casseroles in a coach ...
20 Oct, 2025, 11.10 AM IST
IRCTC received 6,645 complaints related to food quality in 2024-25: Railway Minister Ashwini VaishnawIn 2024-25, Indian Railways received 6,645 complaints about poor food quality, leading to fines in 1,341 cases. The Railway Minister addres...
26 Jul, 2025, 07.23 AM IST
Railways launches RailOne Super AppIndian Railways has launched RailOne, a Super App integrating various railway services. This app combines features from over a dozen apps d...
01 Jul, 2025, 02.52 PM IST
Five star hotel under Railways scanner for serving stale food on board the trainActing on the complaint of a Colonel in the Indian Army, the IRCTC is likely to penalize the hotel which supplies food for the train.
11 Jun, 2019, 05.14 PM IST
Train passengers to get free food if denied billFood vendors at railway stations, including the Pune station, will now have to produce valid bills against all purchases, in absence of whi...
14 Jan, 2019, 02.33 PM IST
IRCTC orders enquiry into Duronto Express food complaintThe Railway's food catering arm has ordered an enquiry into a complaint by a passenger of the Yeswantpur-Howrah Duronto Express about the q...
11 Jul, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
IRCTC to take over catering services in all trains by year-endIRCTC will be given responsibility of managing catering services in all trains with pantry cars be December end, Railway Board Member (Traf...
26 Jul, 2017, 07.28 PM IST
New rail catering policy to separate cooking, distributionThe new catering policy to be announced by Railway minister Suresh Prabhu envisages fulfilling aspirations of public regarding healthy and ...
26 Feb, 2017, 04.09 PM IST
IRCTC aims at 1 lakh meal order online per dayOn the back of rapid growth of e-business, IRCTC has set its sights high and aims at achieving the target of one lakh online meal orders pe...
03 Apr, 2016, 11.54 AM IST
- Railway Budget 2011: Revised catering policy on cards
Sources claim that Mamata Banerjee is upset over the quality of food in trains. Nor is she satisfied with the performance of IRCTC.
25 Feb, 2011, 09.46 AM IST
- IRCTC cut to size, Railway Board to manage catering services
In a decisive move, the Railway Board has decided to take over management of all mobile catering services, including kitchens, through its ...
23 Jul, 2010, 12.14 PM IST
- Railways to take over catering services from IRCTC
Railways have decided to strip the PSU of its catering responsibilities in Rajdhani, Duronto, Shatabdi and all other express trains. Gurgao...
22 Jul, 2010, 07.03 PM IST