Western Railways (WR) announces its first 24x7 restaurant-on-wheels at Andheri and Borivali stations.
Confirming the same, WR chief PRO, Sumit Thakur said that the restaurant-on-wheels is under consideration and tenders have been called regarding this.
As per sources, the eatery will be located at Andheri (East) and will spread over 143 square metres. It is likely to come up on the auto-rickshaw deck, which is underutilised by the rail authorities. It was constructed more than seven to eight years ago at a cost of ₹10 crores.
As per tender specifications, the kitchen will be situated below the ramp in an area of 250 square feet.
Andheri station – which connects with the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro-1 line – on average, sees a daily footfall of more than three to four lakh commuters. It connects to offices, MNCs, residential societies, educational institutions, etc, which will probably attract customers into the restaurant-on-wheels.
Similarly, as of now, WR authorities have decided to build the restaurant at Borivali (East).
Meanwhile, Central Railway (CR) will replicate this 32-seater restaurant outside other stations as well. At Dadar and Kurla LTT, the plan is in the advanced stage. The plot has also been identified. These are important stations where commuter movement is high, said a CR official.
CR authorities are also looking to start this restaurant outside the Neral, Kalyan and Igatpuri stations in the near future.
It is pertinent to note that at CSMT’s restaurant-on-wheels outside platform 18 sees a daily footfall of 250 to 350 people depending on the day of the week.
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