Non-vegetarian food options will soon be available in the menu of India's first Vande Bharat sleeper train between Howrah and Kamakhya, an Eastern Railway (ER) official said on Tuesday.
A section of passengers has raised the issue of only vegetarian food being served in the newly-introduced six-day-a-week overnight train. "Non-vegetarian food options are likely to be available in the menu of Vande Bharat sleeper
train within about a week," the ER official told reporter.
The train, which was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 17, commenced its regular commercial run from Kamakhya station in Guwahati on January 22 and from Howrah the next day.
The Railways have promised that the food served to passengers on board the Vande Bharat sleeper train will have the flavour of Assamese cuisin