Measures to Improve Catering Services in Indian Railways

New Delhi: Indian Railways is taking several measures to improve catering services on over its network. It is emphasised that improvement of catering being an on-going process. A new Catering Policy has been notified on 27 February, 2017 wherein with the objective to provide quality food to rail passengers, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), a PSU of Ministry of RailwaysRail has been mandated to unbundle catering services on trains by creating a distinction primarily between food preparation and food distribution.

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Yard remodelling work at Angamali, trains to be regulated from Aug 4 to 12

Kochi: Railways will be taking modernization/development of Angamali Railway Station Yard from 04th August 2017 to 12th August 2017. The regular schedule of trains passing through Angamali will be regulated as under: Full Cancellation · Train No 56370 Ernakulam Jn – Guruvayoor passenger leaving Ernakulam at 6:00 hrs and its return train as 56375 leaving Guruvayoor at 13:00 hrs will remain fully cancelled on 12th August 2017.

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Special trains to Velankanni from Ernakulam and Nagercoil

In order to clear extra rush of passengers during Velankanni Church Festival Southern Railway will run special fare special trains between Ernakulam – Velankanni and Nagercoil – Velankanni as under: Train No 016016 Ernakulam Jn – Velankanni Special Fare Special Train will leave Ernakulam Junction at 21:00 hrs on 31.08.2017 and 07.09.2017 (Thursdays) to reach Velankanni at 10:15 hrs on the following day.

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