Mumbai: Central Railway identifies seven more locations to open 'Restaurant on Wheels’

Restaurant on Wheels in Mumbai

Central Railway (CR) has identified atleast seven more locations in Mumbai to open ‘Restaurant on Wheels'. CR has already opened Restaurant on Wheels at CSMT Mumbai and Nagpur Stations under the Non Fare Revenue Scheme.

"The seven identified locations in Mumbai include Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Teminus, Kalyan, Lonavala, Neral, Igatpuri, Dadar and Matheran. Outside Mumbai, it is opening at four stations, including Akudi, Chinchwad, Miraj and Baramati, Central Railway chief public relations officer Shivaji Sutar told Mid-Day.

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Restaurant on Wheel is a modified coach mounted on rails, a fine-dining place offering a unique experience to diners and accommodates more than 40 patrons inside the coach with tables. The interior of the restaurant has been decorated in such a way that diners can enjoy the experience of dining in a rail-themed setting.

Restaurant on Wheels at CSMT and Nagpur has become a landmark eating house in the area with an approximate 1,25,000 visitors and 1,50,000 visitors respectively who have enjoyed the place & relished eating at the restaurants from its opening till date.

These Restaurant on Wheels theme is superb example of passenger friendly initiatives combined with novel ideas of revenue generation.