Indian Railways will now allow popular single-brand food outlets such as McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, Baskin-Robbins, Bikanerwala, and Haldiram’s to open at railway stations. These spaces will be offered through a five-year auction process. According to a Railway Board circular, the move aims to bring station facilities closer to the standards seen at airports.

The decision follows a suggestion from the South Central Railway and comes as part of an amendment to the Indian Railways’ catering services policy. The Railway Board has proposed allowing high-end, single-brand food outlets to operate across stations in the country.

The Railway Board indicated that well-known food companies would soon be allowed to operate at stations in a circular sent to all Zonal Railways on Thursday, November

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