The East Coast Railway has nominated optional catering services optional in two of its Express Trains viz. Puri-Howrah-Puri Express and Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Duronto Express from August 1.
The passengers will be required to mandatorily exercise either of the options at the time of the booking of ticket so as to enable them to be aware of the scheme. Accordingly, catering service will be excluded or included after the mandatory option is exercised by the passengers.
No partial catering service shall be provided to the passengers under the scheme, thus the option shall include/exclude complete catering service between pairs of stations.
For those who have booked tickets by these trains prior to August 1, catering service will be a part of the ticket fare.