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Posted: Aug 18 2018 (07:38)
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Do you love munching snacks while travelling on trains? Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has a good news for you! In a first, IRCTC...
Here's what IRCTC has to offer, much to the delight of train passengers:
AVM is operated by a tab
Passengers can avail tea/coffee, aerated drinks, canned juices, chips and packaged snacks
Mode of payment: At present, only cash payment option is available. According to IRCTC, in the days to come, the AVMs will include cashless transactions
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AVM is operated by a tab
Passengers can avail tea/coffee, aerated drinks, canned juices, chips and packaged snacks
Mode of payment: At present, only cash payment option is available. According to IRCTC, in the days to come, the AVMs will include cashless transactions
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Facts about use of AVMs in Railways:
Though this is the first time IRCTC has installed AVMs for snacks and beverages on trains, the proposal to do so in railway stations was put forward in 2005 under the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance government. Here's what the Railway Ministry's 2005 proposal said: "Installation of AVMs for dispensing hot/cold beverages, particularly on the catering stalls or in standalone mode, is one of the focus areas of platform modernisation. Thrust in this area is necessary with a view to achieve the objective of making station platforms more hygienic, besides improving the quality of service and the image of the Railways. This would replace the existing system of bottles in case of cold drinks and...
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Though this is the first time IRCTC has installed AVMs for snacks and beverages on trains, the proposal to do so in railway stations was put forward in 2005 under the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance government. Here's what the Railway Ministry's 2005 proposal said: "Installation of AVMs for dispensing hot/cold beverages, particularly on the catering stalls or in standalone mode, is one of the focus areas of platform modernisation. Thrust in this area is necessary with a view to achieve the objective of making station platforms more hygienic, besides improving the quality of service and the image of the Railways. This would replace the existing system of bottles in case of cold drinks and...
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First ever food vending machine in running train installed in- Coimbatore - Bengaluru UDAY Express over Southern Railway
5:34 AM - Jun 9, 2018
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@RailMinIndia
First ever food vending machine in running train installed in- Coimbatore - Bengaluru UDAY Express over Southern Railway
5:34 AM - Jun 9, 2018
1,453...
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