Apr 26, 2016 11:03 AM
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I love travelling by trains, most of my train time happens to be very pleasant unless I am travelling alone and the strangers in the cabin are very unfriendly. The only bad experiences in trains happen to involve food and then the toilets.
The toilets and housekeeping has however seen a huge change since the new government came to power, but the quality of railway pantry food remains pathetic, this was about to change after I tried travekkhana in a recent trip
What you have to do is enter your PNR Number and it will list some restaurants that will provide you food along the way. If you don't have a PNR Number and planning to order your food before hand you can also do it using the train number, boarding and destination stations and date of travel. Once you do it, based on the general Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner times they will be listing restaurants that have signed up with them.
I usually carry the first meal with me, homemade food is definitely the best but usually depend on pantry or Railway station food for the next day. Booking a meal is very simple
You can pay by debit/credit or pay cash on delivery(safest and the most convenient option). Once you book the meal you will get a confirmation request through SMS, it also needs to be reconfirmed 60 minutes prior to arrival at the pickup station otherwise it gets cancelled automatically, I faced problems while confirming it the second time mostly due to lack of telecom network on trains, I am hoping the government introduces wifi services in all trains. If you aren't able to send an sms, its better you try to call up the corresponding restaurant to confirm it,
The food I received was far better than the ones you will be provided from the pantry car, they were better packed and warm when it arrived. I also received a complementarymineral water with the order as we had ordered for 6 people. Single travelers might find it difficult to order as there are minimum order stipulations for each restaurant hardly any below 300 Rupees which seems to be the only drawback of the service.
We orders 6 Thalis(all Nonveg), the quantity and quality was top class, thoroughly enjoyed the experience and recommend it for all travelers. Now you can travel happily destroying your tummy.
