3rd Nov 2015, New Delhi: Private website travelkhana.com whose main business is providing e-catering services to passengers of Indian Railways has also launched a slew of other train related service like checking ticket availability, access to railway time table and even ticket booking service.
This was announced by a top executive of the company at a recent press meet organized in the city. They also threw light on the main business of the company- e-catering.
Travelkhana is a private, service company found in 2012 by technocrat Pushpinder Singh. It is headquartered in Delhi and its main business is to provide meal ordering platform to travellers of Indian railways.
The concept of travelkhana is to organize a nationwide network of food ordering service by tying up with hundreds of restaurants along the route of Indian trains.
Passengers can place a meal order by three means: through the travelkhana.com website interface, through their call centre interface or through mobile app interface. Customers can place an order by providing Passenger Name Record (PNR) number. They can book their meals by choosing station of choice and browsing through menu available.
“We take pride in delivering your meal fresh and hot, and on time. We have a GPRS enabled train tracking system by which we keep a tab on running status of trains. This information is provided to partner restaurants so that they can make timely delivery of food ordered. Another big draw of our service is the wide variety of cuisines we offer. Apart from South Indian, North Indian, Continental, Chinese, Mughlai, etc., we also offer regional or local specialties of the place where you choose to accept the order,” said an executive.
One of the main complaints about long distance journeys via Indian Railways was the poor train food- boring, insipid, and unhygienic. Therefore, in recent times, many private companies have entered the fray for the service of train food provision. They provide a wide choice of cuisines and fresh and healthy fare. The leader of the pack is travelkhana.com.
Travelkhana.com appeals to customers of all age groups. It caters to even people with special dietary needs, like vegetarian, Jain food or diabetics. It has special offers and discounts for people travelling in groups like students and pilgrims.
Now, travelkhana has also ventured into other areas of train services. This includes the provision of railway timetable, Indian rail seats availability, booking tickets, checking PNR status and tracking train movement.
It is helping train travellers with its umbrella of services. One of the most useful services is checking seat availability. Online trains services have transformed the way in which people travel. No longer do they need to queue up in front of ticket counters at stations. The official website of the Indian Railways is most popular. But customers can also use service like travelkhana.com for the same service.
Since bookings for long distance trains typically open 60 days in advance, it is good for travellers to plan their journeys early enough to avoid the mad scramble for tickets at the last minute. Checking seat availability can be done by feeding in date of journey, boarding and destination stations, choice of trains and choice of class by which to travel.
“We have made things really simple for train travellers,” said an executive.

About The Company: Travelkhana.com is a leading website that performs e-catering to Indian railways travellers. It has tied up with hundreds of restaurants along the route of trains.