IRCTC launches first-ever Indore-Nepal Bharat Gaurav Tour Train: Date, fare, route, itinerary, booking detailsIRCTC is launching a special spiritual journey to Nepal. The Bharat Gaurav tourist train will depart from Indore on June 12. This 9-night, ...
18 May, 2026, 05.06 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
LPG shortage: You may have to carry your food on trains as gas cylinder crisis may affect railway catering servicesLPG shortage: Amid nationwide LPG shortage in India, Indian Railways is considering suspending cooked meal service on trains. The Indian Ra...
12 Mar, 2026, 09.11 AM IST
IRCTC begins branded meal service trials on select Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat trainsIndian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is conducting trials to improve on-board catering by de-linking meal production and...
12 Dec, 2025, 10.36 PM IST
IRCTC partners with Swiggy for food delivery at railway stationsDuring the initial stage, Swiggy will provide services to IRCTC customers at four railway stations – Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Vijayawada and...
05 Mar, 2024, 02.37 PM IST
Indian Railways wins praise on Twitter for good quality of food on Shatabdi ExpressA Twitter user recently posted a picture of the meal served on Shatabdi Express, praising the quality of food, which went viral and receive...
11 Apr, 2023, 05.24 PM IST
Soon, train passengers can order food via WhatsAppCurrently, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is delivering meals on certain routes through WhatsApp number +91 87...
06 Feb, 2023, 05.55 PM IST
Indian Railways introduces new customised menus for diabetics and infantsSale of a-la-carte meals and branded food items on MRP will be permitted on Mail/Express trains. Menu and tariff of such a-la-carte meals w...
16 Nov, 2022, 09.56 AM IST
Railways scraps service charges for food, drinks; tags it on to prices of mealsNow, a passenger on board premium trains like Rajdhani, Duronto or Shatabdi who haven't pre-booked their meals, will pay Rs 20 for tea (sim...
19 Jul, 2022, 03.22 PM IST
IRCTC resumes cooked meals service on all its trainsEarlier this year, in January, IRCTC resumed serving fresh meals in 80% of its trains and is now expanding the resumption across the board....
14 Feb, 2022, 06.31 PM IST
IRCTC to resume e-catering services from next monthIRCTC, the catering and tourism arm of the Indian Railways, is going to restart its e-catering services for passengers travelling in the sp...
22 Jan, 2021, 05.50 PM IST
Railways spends more, earns little from e-catering services: Data presented in ParliamentMinister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said in a reply to an unstarred question that in 2014-2015, the railways earned a revenue of Rs...
25 Jul, 2018, 09.12 PM IST
Railways may cut down on quantity to serve quality food in trainsIRCTC is making significant losses on its onboard catering services as it gets Rs 112 per passenger meal, while the actual cost stands at o...
05 Jun, 2018, 06.15 AM IST
IRCTC to upgrade technology to promote more cashless transactionsIRCTC is involved in digitising financial transactions on various fronts like booking of train and flight tickets and monthly season ticket...
26 Nov, 2016, 08.05 PM IST
Rajan Anandan-backed Travelkhana to cater to bus and suburban network travellers, tooTravelkhana is looking to launch food for long-distance bus passengers in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Vijaywada, Pune and Mumbai.
02 Mar, 2016, 12.37 PM IST
IRCTC launches pilot project on 'e-catering' serviceIRCTC has launched a pilot project of a 'station-based e-catering' service allowing passengers to order meals as per their choice, which wi...
19 Oct, 2015, 11.44 AM IST
- IRCTC to cover all trains, eyes Rs1k cr revenues by '10
Aiming to achieve an annual turnover of Rs 1,000 crore-plus by 2010, IRCTC is set to cover all mail and express trains under the private pu...
06 Dec, 2006, 03.13 AM IST