IRCTC resumes onboard cooking on induction stoves as LPG crunch hits 1,400 trains; margins halved

A 1,000-cylinder/day LPG shortfall has forced IRCTC to shift 60% of its 1.7M daily railway meals to electric induction cooking inside LHB pantry cars on Rajdhani and Vande Bharat routes. Catering EBIT margin has collapsed to 6.3% from 10.4%, with tariffs frozen since 2019 and 341 trains still running without pantries.

— Filed Tue, 9 Jun, 2026, 01:13 IST · Source ET Small Business · Updated

LPG cylinder shortage forces IRCTC to resume onboard cooking using electric induction stoves across LHB pantry cars on premium trains. Catering EBIT margin halved to 6.3%; analysts flag need for tariff hike unchanged since 2019.

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