ixigo Serves 10,000 Daily Meals To Train Travellers At Their Seats Across 200+ Stations

We all have memories of packing meals from home, buying random snacks on the train, and stepping down at stations to buy meals during long journeys. With time and technology, we even got the comfort of placing our food orders ahead and getting them delivered to our seats, thanks to initiatives like ixigo’s ‘Food on Train’ feature. In fact, this feature has become a big hit among train travellers with 10,000 daily meals being served across 200 stations in India.

20 Lakh Meals Delivered Across 200+ Stations By ixigo’s ‘Food on Train’

ixigo hit a new milestone with its ‘Food on Train’ feature recently. They have achieved the feat of 10,000 daily meal deliveries with Zoop recently. Not just that, the OTA platform recorded 20 lakh meals served across 200+ railway stations since October 2024.

‘Food on Train’ is an in-app service that is available on ixigo Trains and ConfirmTkt. It allows train passengers to browse curated menus, order fresh and hygienic meals from a wide selection of trusted restaurants, track orders in real time, and have them delivered directly to their train seats or berths.

Talking about this new achievement, Aloke Bajpai, Group CEO and Rajnish Kumar, Group Co-CEO of ixigo, said in a statement, “At ixigo, our endeavour has always been to make travel more convenient, accessible and enjoyable. With over 10,000 daily meals now being delivered through our ‘Food on Train’ feature, powered by Zoop across our apps, we have expanded our scope of services for the 54 crore annual active users we serve. We are now solving for both the travel and food needs of Indian travellers pan-India with our network of 200+ stations.”

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What Are People Ordering?

Now, what are Indian train passengers ordering on ixigo’s ‘Food on Train’ feature? As per the press release, the Veg Maharaja Thali was the most-ordered meal on trains overall. Meanwhile, the good ol’ buttermilk AKA chaas cooled things down as the top beverage of choice.

Chicken Biryani reigned supreme on the Patna-Delhi stretch, while the Jain Mini Thali stole the show on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Lucknow routes. The most expensive order placed on the platform so far was for ₹9082 at Ahmedabad Junction on the Shri Ganganagar Humsafar Express. As for the largest bulk order by a single customer, 43 Veg Mini Thalis were delivered at Lucknow Junction on the Gangasatluj Express. Stations like Vijayawada, Kanpur, Nagpur, Bhopal, and Itarsi saw the highest food order volumes in the last six months!

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