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Vande Bharat Express, the premium and semi-high-speed train of Indian Railways, has become very popular among passengers today, not only for its excellent speed, modern look and comfortable journey, but also for its world-class onboard catering services.
To take special care of the food and drink of the passengers during long distance journey, there are complete arrangements in this train from the beginning of the morning till dinner. Many delicious options are made available to the passengers in the train, from breakfast to lunch, evening snacks and desserts. Let us know in detail what special things are included in the food menu available during the journey in Vande Bharat Express:
1. Fresh start to the morning: Herbal tea, coffee and pre-breakfast
As soon as your journey begins on Vande Bharat Express, passengers are welcomed with refreshing hot drinks:
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Tea/Coffee Options: Passengers are served hot pre-mixed tea, green tea or coffee as per their choice. Along with this, biscuits of premium brands are also given.
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Welcome Kit: Keeping in mind the convenience and hygiene of passengers, a service kit is provided before the meal, which includes spoon, wet tissue paper, hand sanitizer, salt and pepper sachets.
2. Breakfast: Delicious options as per the route
The morning breakfast menu is designed as per the train’s route (region) to give passengers a local flavour:
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South and Western Routes: If you are traveling on the South Indian or Western Indian route, breakfast options include hot idli, crispy medu vada, semolina upma, traditional Pongal, sambar and fresh coconut chutney.
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North Routes: On North Indian routes, options like stuffed bread pakora, cutlets or veg sandwiches are offered.
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Complementary Sides: To make breakfast more nutritious and tasty, it is often accompanied with freshly cut fruits (or fruit juice), eggless cakes/muffins and once again hot beverages (tea/coffee).
3. Lunch (Grand Lunch): Tadka of pure Indian flavor
The lunch menu of Vande Bharat is no less than a thali of a great restaurant. It contains a combination of balanced and hygienically prepared Indian dishes:
| Types of Food (Menu Segment) | Main dishes included (Dish Details) |
| Main Course | Hot basmati rice (pulao/jeera rice), tawa roti or paratha, dal fry/dal makhani and seasonal green vegetables. |
| Side Dishes | Pair it with fresh curd (or raita) and spicy mango/lemon pickle to enhance the taste of the food. |
| Veg and non-veg options | Depending on the booking preference of the passengers, options of Paneer Special Sabzi (for vegetarians) or Chicken/Egg Curry (for non-vegetarians) are also available on some routes. |
| Sweet Dessert | At the end of lunch, ice cream, gulab jamun or any provincial sweet is given to the passengers to sweeten their mouth. |
4. Evening snacks (High Tea) and hygienic packing
To make the evening journey fun, there is a special arrangement of ‘High Tea’ in Vande Bharat:
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Snack Box: Special boxes delivered in the evening contain dry snacks (like bhujia or kachori), any traditional sweet, premium dry fruits (cashew nuts/almonds), tetra pack of fruit juice and hot water and pre-mix kit for making tea/coffee.
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Hygiene and Premium Service: All types of food served at Vande Bharat are served in extremely hygienic, leak-proof and air-tight packaging. The IRCTC staff of the train performs the service in a completely hygienic manner by wearing gloves and masks.
Travelers Note: While booking Vande Bharat Express tickets, you have the option to choose ‘Food Option’. If you do not want to have food in the train, you can reduce the catering charges from the ticket price by choosing ‘No Food’ option at the time of booking. However, most passengers prefer to enjoy train food given the excellent taste available onboard.