IRCTC reveals dinner menu for Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper
The new semi-high-speed train will serve regional cuisine including Jeera rice, dal, and paneer or chicken dishes during overnight journeys.
Passengers on the Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper train will be served regional cuisine during their journey, according to The Indian Express.
The new semi-high-speed train was flagged off on October 31 by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. It is the second Vande Bharat Sleeper train in the country, following the Howrah-Kamakhya service.
The dinner menu for the service includes a choice of Jeera rice or plain rice, along with three chapatis or two parathas. For the main course, passengers can select paneer, regional veg, or a chicken dish. The meal also features yellow dal tadka or a variety of dal, accompanied by curd or buttermilk, sweets, and a pickle sachet.
Train number 27421 will depart Varanasi at 8:50 pm and arrive in New Delhi at 6:10 am the next day. It will operate every day except Friday. The return service, train number 27422, departs New Delhi at 9:40 pm and reaches Varanasi at 7:10 am, running every day except Saturday.
The train will halt at Prayagraj, Kanpur Central, Aligarh, and Ghaziabad. Ticket fares are set at Rs 1,915 for Third AC, Rs 2,470 for Second AC, and Rs 3,030 for First AC.