2. Passing through or visiting Chennai- the
bustling metro city by train?
• Worried about quality of food
available at its stations?
• Now you have a great option:
Travelkhana.com - an e-
catering company that serves
excellent food for passengers of
Indian railways passing
through Chennai or most other
Indian cities.
3. Facts about Chennai:
• Capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu
• Situated on the Coromandal Coast of Bay of Bengal
• Biggest commercial and industrial centre of South India.
• Also, an educational, cultural and economic hub.
• Third biggest city and third most populous metro in India.
• 36th largest urban area of the world.
4. Features of Chennai:
• Called Detroit of India due to its automobile industry
• Only Indian city ranked one among “52 places to go around the world”
by The New York Times.
• One among top ten cities to visit ranked by Lonely Planet.
• Ranked Beta level city as part of global cities index.
• Named the best city by Indian Today in 2015.
• Fourth biggest economy in India with third highest per capita GDP.
5. Railways in Chennai:
• It is the headquarters of the Southern Railway
• Has two major stations: 1) Chennai Central -the largest and connecting
Chennai to all major Indian stations 2) Chennai Egmore: Mostly
connecting destinations mainly within Tamil Nadu
• The Chennai suburban railway is the oldest in the country
6. Facts about Chennai Egmore railway station:
• Connects Chennai with rest of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
• It has a platform which permits vehicles to be driven till near the trains
enabling easy uploading and down loading of luggage and passengers.
• Station was built from 1906 on land bought from Paul Andy
• Made with Gothic architecture, this station is major landmark in the
city
7. Continued…
• In 1951, it became a meter gauge terminal after the formation of the
Southern Railway.
• In 1990’s, it was converted into a major broad gauge terminal
• Chennai Egmore is not a junction.
• It is the second biggest revenue earning station for Southern Railways
behind Chennai central
• Now it has connecting trains to West, East and North India.
8. Service provided by travelkhana.com for
food delivery in Chennai Egmore:
• Wide choice of cuisines
• Simple ways to order food: online and call
centre
• Timely delivery of food, fresh and hot
9. How does travelkhana operate?
• It has tied up with several
restaurants near Chennai Egmore
station, which will deliver food
fresh and hot to passengers who
have chosen the station.
• Travelkhana keeps track of running
status of trains in real time using
GPRS technology and provides this
data to vendors, so they can deliver
food on time.
10. Why is travelkhana so attractive?
• Hygienic preparation and packing of food
• A Wide choice of cuisines
• Special food for diabetics, Jains and Vegetarians
• Special discounts for those travelling in groups like pilgrims and
students.
11. Travelkhana today:
• Serves 500 cities in India
• Serves passengers of 6000 trains
• Has served over 10 lakh customers
12. Welcome to use service of travelkhana!
Log in to travelkhana.com or ring Call centre- 08800-31-31-31.
It is as simple as that!