Mumbai: Restaurants-on-wheels to come up at Andheri, Borivli stations

Old railway coaches turned into swanky restaurants will soon come up at Andheri and Borivli suburban stations a first in Western Railwayrsquos WR Mumbai divisionldquoRestaurantonwheels with rail coaches have been finalised at Borivli and Andheri stations While the one at Andheri will be in the east at Gate 10 the one at Borivli will also be in the east at the northend Virarend of the stationrdquo Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Sumit Thakur saidA restaurantonwheels is a modified coach mounted on rails offering a unique finedining experience It accommodates more than 40 patrons The interior of the restaurant is decorated in such a way that diners can enjoy the experience of dining in a themebased settingThe restaurant is set up using an unserviceable rail coach The rates and menu of the restaurant are decided by licensee as per market rates approved by Railways PanIndian continental and other cuisine is generally made available and the restaurant is open for passengers and the general public as wellThe licensee is responsible for maintaining the approach corridorsurroundings at their own cost and is expected to comply with the Food Adulteration Act and other statutory laws Keeping in mind the safety aspect portable fire extinguishers will be installed and staff must know how to operate the equipment The validity of the extinguishers shall be obtained from timetotime and regular inspection will be done by railway officialsAlso read Maharashtra Some trains to have additional stop at Palghar says Western Railway check detailsCentral Railway CR have set up one restaurantonwheels each at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT and Nagpur and they have become landmark eating houses seeing approximately 125000 and 150000 visitors respectively so far ldquoThe one at CSMT attracts about 250 visitors on weekdays and the number goes to 350 on weekendsrdquo Shivaji Sutar chief public relations officer CR saidSutar said that CR plans to set two up more such eateries at Dadar East and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Kurla Once all are active in the next one year there will be five such restaurantsonwheels at cityrsquos stations including the one at CSMTNewage parking facilityTo make entry and exit convenient at Bandra Terminus one of Mumbairsquos busiest stations WR has introduced an accesscontrolled parking facility at the station Thakur said the parking facility has a modernised approach for controlled entry and exit with the installation of a mechanised boom barrier system Designated pickup and drop points have been created for passengers near the station building To ensure ease of movement and to make the station premises congestionfree dedicated lanes for autos taxis and private vehicles have been provided Besides ample parking space for all types of vehicles a roundtheclock CCTV surveillance system has been installed in the parking area to ensure the safety of passengers