Meals on Wheels: Zomato Partners with Indian Railways to Reach Over 100 Stations

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal recently announced a new partnership with IRCTC . The collaboration, named "Zomato - Food Delivery in Trains," allows passengers to order food directly through the popular Zomato app while traveling on train journeys. 

Deepinder Goyal, sharing the announcement on X (formerly known as Twitter), wrote, “Update: Zomato now delivers food directly to your train coach at over 100 railway stations, thanks to our partnership with IRCTC . We have already served 10 lakh orders on trains. Try it on your next journey!”

After Zomato partnered with Indian Railways, several passengers shared their experience on X. Some said that their experience was not good while others shared hilarious and funny comments.

Netizens React: Comments on Zomato and Indian Railways Partnership

A user wanted to know, “That's nice. Considering trains usually run late, how does Zomato manage this? Say, I order something thinking that the train will reach station X at 1pm, but it reaches at 3pm. Does the delivery agent wait that long?” 

“Cash on delivery option should be available for train orders as there might be many cases in which Zomato is unable to deliver the order like the train is late, delivery boy unable to find the coach, delivery boy/restaurant becomes late,” second user suggested. 

A third user asked, “Will they deliver tea saying ‘chai chai’ in traditional railway style or will it be a silent delivery?” 

Meanwhile, a fourth user said, “By the way, how much will the platform fee be at the railway platform?”

A user praised Zomato for the idea and wrote, "Fantastic initiative. Delivering food right to your train coach is a brilliant idea.“