You need to log on to the website www.travelkhana.com , the online food ordering joint. You can book your railway tickets as well as your food packets through the internet. A convenient way to make sure you don’t feel the pulls and pressures of the hectic travel journey you undertake by train. Bringing to you food delivery at Raipur railway station through Travelkhana.
a) The online food ordering joint has a tie-up with a restaurant named “Krishnam Restaurant”. This hotel is very much present at Raipur Junction itself. You simply don’t have to fret about anything as the food packets will be delivered to you right across your seats. Wherever your berth compartment is! What more do you want? The food is so tasty and delicious that that come back to the online food joint asking for more.
b) The minimum orders to be placed is Rs 280.
c) The exotic dishes are as follows
d) Under Deluxe thali you get Paneer Veg, Mix veg gravy, Dal fry, Jeera rice, Chapathis-4 in number, Sweet, salad and pickle. The price per plate is Rs 140.
e) Jain thali comprises of the same menu with the exception of onion and garlic. Jain thali is priced at Ra 150 per meal.
f) You can also choose between tawa roti or tawa butter from the Ala-carte menu.
Few guidelines for railway passengers including foreign travelers
- Make sure you carry your personal belongings with you. You may have your credit/debit cards, Passports and Visa papers (in case you are a native of a different country), cash, and other valuables.
- Carry a hand-bag preferably a spacious tote bag in which you can place all your valuables without any problem. Visa papers can be neatly stapled and be kept in a folder which you can drop into the tote bag as such.
- Keep your luggage as light as possible. Even if the online food joint doesn’t cater to one particular station you have your railway kiosk or cafeteria providing you with vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian dishes. That is no big hassle at all.
- Don’t be over-dressed. You are not going to perform a ballet dance at the evening party. Railway stations are very crowded. Therefore a cotton tee and a pair of jeans would do.
- In case you want to go in for a dress change inside the train you can carry a spare apparel.
- Keep your tooth brushes, combs, towel, wet wipes, Compaq powder, kohl and lip sticks inside your hand-bag itself. You need not scout for these zipping and unzipping your heavy travel suit cases.
- Keep a minimum amount of cash say RS 5000. Foreign travels can get their dollars en-cashed for Indian money through Foreign exchange banks available in the city. A few vendors with the online food joint accept only cash on delivery.
- Last but not the least take good photographs on your camcorder or mobile phone of scenic locations you come across during your travel. These photo-graphs serve a life-long memory and will provide you with those golden nostalgic moments you have had in train once you return back to your home-town.