Railways make travelling easy, introduces two apps ‘Rail Madad’ and ‘Menu on Rails’ for commuter convenience

NewsBharati    15-Jun-2018
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New Delhi, June 15: New developments and initiatives initiated by the Indian Railway have given benefits to many making things feasible for the commuters. In a new development, the Ministry of Railway has launched two mobile applications to ease the traveling experience.

The two apps, 'Rail MADAD' and 'Menu on Rails', were launched by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State (MoS) Manoj Sinha during a press conference organized to highlight the achievements of the Ministry in the last four years.

While Rail MADAD will enable travelers to lodge complaints, Menu on Rails will facilitate seamless ordering of food. "The theme for development this year is to improve connectivity for the poor, in line with Mahatma Gandhi's ideologies. We have been working towards development with the right intention, which has yielded significant results for us. Our focus has been on improving safety, avoiding rail accidents, installation of CCTV on all coaches and clearing our backlog," he said.

 

The new mobile application Menu on Rails will also display the pre-booked meals on trains like 1A, 2A & 3A classes of Rajdhani & Duronto Express and EC & CC classes of Shatabdi Express. This way, the passengers can have a clear idea as to what they are going to get while traveling from these premium trains.

The food items which are served on these trains are divided into four main categories - beverages, breakfast, meals and a la carte. The rates displayed in the app will be inclusive of all taxes for all the standard food items which are available on the trains and as well as the railway stations. However, the menu on the app is excluding food plazas and fast food units at the stations.

With growing concerns about the quality and variety of food available in Indian trains, this mobile app is an initiative and effort to ease the passengers' woes.