The railways has converted an old train coach into a restaurant at the New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station in West Bengal’s Siliguri, providing visitors with a one-of-a-kind culinary experience. The Ministry of Railways has tweeted photos of the Rail Coach Restaurant.
The restaurant is housed inside a refurbished railway coach and is decorated with paintings, warm lighting, and vibrant yellow seats. Other images show the new restaurant’s outdoor dining area as well as people seated inside.
“Coach to Restaurant! With an aim to provide a unique experience to the visitors, an aesthetically designed Rail Coach Restaurant has been opened at New Jalpaiguri Railway Station, West Bengal. The restaurant has been set up by recycling an old passenger coach,” the Ministry of Railways tweeted.
The ‘Rail Coach Restaurant,’ which seats 32 people, serves a variety of cuisines, ranging from North Indian and South Indian to Chinese, according to Sanjay Chilwarwar, additional divisional railway manager of New Jalpaiguri Junction.
“The restaurant will not only help in increasing the revenue of the railways but also passengers will be able to have a unique experience of dining on a train coach,” he said. Thirty-two guests can dine at once at the restaurant run by 40 staff and the service time is from 6 am to 10 pm.
