IRCTC to resume e-catering services from next month in relief to passengers

In a massive aid to travellers, IRCTC will resume its e-catering services from future month, a statement from the railways’ catering arm claimed on Friday.

Due to onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent unprecedented lockdown, e-catering services were being suspended on March 22, 2020.

IRCTC, the catering and tourism arm of the Indian Railways, is heading to restart its e-catering services for travellers travelling in the exclusive trains that are at present running.

IRCTC had commenced this exceptional company in the yr 2014 whereby travellers could get an array of food items of their choice from reputed brand names as very well as preferred regional and community delicacies on telephone or on-line when travelling on trains and get the same shipped to their seats at the railway station.

During the pre-COVID interval, IRCTC had commenced clocking 20,000 e-catering orders per working day.

Now, with the gradual resumption of passenger train services and amidst the new normal, wherein IRCTC is serving only ‘Ready To Eat’ foods to travellers on trains, there has been an boost demand from customers for resumption of e-catering services.

With the authorization from the Railways Ministry coming in, IRCTC is ready to resume the e-catering services in a phased method from February, the statement claimed.

In the beginning services will be commenced in close to thirty railway stations catering to somewhere around 250 trains.

“IRCTC is guaranteeing that all its e-catering partners make certain correct well being and cleanliness protocols when serving the foods to the travellers.

“The travellers shall avail the services of e-catering as a result of www.ecatering.irctc.com. e-catering orders as a result of telephone is also being restored above 1323 shortly. Passengers can also obtain IRCTC e-catering app ‘Food On Track’ from the various app retailers and avail e-catering services. For usefulness of the travellers solution of income on shipping has also been presented,” it claimed.

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