Railway Coach Restaurant opens 24x7 at Charbagh station in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: Lucknow, which is renowned for its mehman nawazi (hospitality) and cuisine, now has a taste for welcoming visitors at the door. Monday saw the opening of a 24-hour dine-in rail coach restaurant at Charbagh by a passenger named Fatima who was about to board a train to Gorakhpur.

The restaurant, which is roughly 1600 square feet in size, is situated immediately next to the Charbagh metro and train stations so that customers can go in, place an order, pick up their food straight away, or dine on the move later.

The restaurant offers open dining with family and friends as well as restrooms.

The restaurant has been renovated with contemporary interior design, air conditioning, and picture frames that tell a brief history of Awadh and its culture in an effort to replicate the tranquil atmosphere of the Maharaja Express or Palace On Wheels dining coaches.

“Whether it’s 3 a.m. or 3 p.m., you’ll get mouthwatering treats. Every region of the nation contributes to our cuisine, including Punjab, Kashmir, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. Given that Chinese food typically needs to be supplied fast, we have also included it, according to Santosh Kumar Dhanuk, the restaurant’s owner and a veteran of the railroad catering industry with over 20 years of experience.

Northern Railway’s Lucknow division offered its scrapped train cars on a five-year lease as a non-fare revenue possibility, with the contractor free to renovate them into an opulent restaurant.

Indian Railways has currently established rail coach eateries in the Uttar Pradesh cities of Varanasi, Agra, and Izzatnagar (Bareilly). Additionally, in order to turn abandoned coaches into eateries, Gomtinagar, Gorakhpur, and Sidhauli have placed them.