The Indian Railways has withdrawn on-board service charges for all meals and beverages that are not pre-ordered on premium trains. However, there will be no change in meal prices as they have been increased by ₹50.
The prices of tea and coffee will now be the same for all passengers – those who have pre-booked as well as those who order in on-board the train, and will see no increase in the rates.
Prior to this, if a person had not booked their meals along with their train ticket, they had to pay a service charge of ₹50 while ordering food during the journey. This was applicable even for a cup of tea or coffee that cost about ₹20/cup. A lot of passengers had taken to social media, posting pictures of the bills, where ₹20 tea/coffee costed ₹70.
