INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
IRCTC has rolled out the facility of
delivering food to passengers on their train seats
Not only food, the passengers can even place orders for alphonso mangoes
For the food delivery, Indian Railways (IRCTC) has roped in Trapigo which provides last mile logistics services for food products and other
amenities such as medicines, travel, kits, handicrafts etc
Trapigo is unique as it has specialized the technology to deliver articles to the travelling customers (moving on trains) apart from the
usual static ones, says the start up on its website
The start-up plans to cater all the key tier 1 and tier 2 cities in India and expand our services to locations of strategic importance to
our customers.Trapigo was founded in 2017 by a group of IIT, IIM, NIFT, and NID graduates targeting to solve last mile logistics problem
Starting with lock solutions for flowers, cakes, and delicacies in Mumbai, Trapigo helps connect the 5 million daily train travelers with
various restaurants the cities they cross during their journeys
They are operational in five locations Nagpur, New Delhi, Bhopal, Itarsi, and Jhansi.Indian Railways has also engaged a self-help group to
supply alphanso mangoes on the passengers' seats.In a tweet, Indian Railways says, IRCTC appoints a startup, Trapigo, to get e-Catering
orders delivered at passengers' seats and engages an SHG to sell organic Alphonso in trains.Recently, TheIndianSubcontinent reported that
IRCTC, online e-ticketing arm of Railways, introduced a beta version of the website with new user interface (UI) with added facilities
Users can now check chances of waitlisted tickets getting confirmed via IRCTC website.
