How to reduce fares? Food ordering on trains to be made optional

Indian Railways will make food order optional on all Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains, which will reduce fares.

The Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani fare, for example, would come down by at least Rs 300 a ticket if this plan is implemented, said a railway official. On this train, a passenger gets snacks, dinner and breakfast. A traveller pays for this while booking a ticket.

The optional food-order facility will start on an experimental basis on 10 trains within a month. "We are making food optional in Rajdhanis and Shatabdis," said an official close to the development. "It will help passengers order food of