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The 2nd Rail Coach edifice successful Tiruchi Railway Division was commissioned connected Friday (February 20, 2026), astatine the Thanjavur railway junction to supply a unsocial and pleasant eating acquisition to obstruction travellers and the wide public.
Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchi, Balak Ram Negi inaugurated the Rail Coach edifice successful the beingness of elder divisional officers and staff. An aged obstruction manager that had completed its codal beingness was transformed into the restaurant, offering lone vegetarian cuisine.
The interiors of the aged manager person been aesthetically redesigned with a practice look and equipped with air-conditioning units to guarantee a comfy eating experience. The declaration to run the Rail Coach edifice astatine Thanjavur has been awarded to a backstage bureau for a play of 5 years.
The inaugural volition make important non-fare gross for the Railways. The archetypal Rail Coach edifice successful the Tiruchi Division was opened adjacent the Tiruchi railway junction successful October 2024. Work connected 2 much Rail Coach restaurants – 1 each astatine Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam – is presently nether progress. Similar manager edifice contracts are planned to beryllium awarded astatine large stations specified arsenic Villupuram and Tiruchi Fort successful the Division.
The Rail Coach edifice inaugural is portion of Southern Railway’s continued efforts to supply enhanced amenities and facilities to passengers. The Tiruchi Division has undertaken respective innovative measures arsenic portion of its non-fare gross procreation initiatives. These see the proviso of digi-lockers, premium marque outlets, stationery outlets, florists, and artifact and acquisition shops, a property merchandise from the Division said.
