5 days ago
Swiggy’s Food on Train expands 12x to 201 stations
Swiggy delivers food to people travelling on trains.
The service grew 12 times between August 2024 and August 2026.
It is now available at 201 railway stations, compared with 66 in 2024.
People outside big cities are using it especially quickly.
A new tool lets travellers search for food using their train number or name.
Another feature highlights meals costing around 99 rupees.
Full meals called thalis are the most common orders.
Orders for sweets increased sharply, especially for rasgullas.
Orders for some drinks increased, while carbonated drink orders decreased.
Swiggy said Food on Train grew 12 times between August 2024 and August 2026.
The service now operates at 201 railway stations, up from 66 in 2024.
Adoption in tier-2 and tier-3 markets is growing twice as fast as in metros.
New features let users search by train and find budget meals through a 99 Store widget.
Thalis make up over 65% of train orders, while sweets orders rose 110% over the past year.
- Who
- Swiggy and train travellers.
- What
- Swiggy’s Food on Train service expanded to 201 stations and introduced train-search and budget-meal features.
- Where
- At railway stations across Swiggy’s Food on Train network, including tier-2 and tier-3 markets and metros.
- When
- The company reported the growth on Wednesday, covering the period from August 2024 to August 2026; the service launched in March 2024.
- Why
- To help train passengers discover and order meals along their routes and schedules.
Key facts
- Current station network
- 201 railway stations
- Station network in 2024
- 66 railway stations
- Reported growth
- 12 times between August 2024 and August 2026
- Service launch
- March 2024
- Largest order category
- Thalis account for over 65% of train orders
- Sweets growth
- Sweets orders rose 110% over the past year, led by rasgullas
- New features
- Search by Train and a 99 Store widget
Quotes
Sidharth Bhakoo
Chief business officer of Swiggy Food Marketplace
“Food on Train is a strong example of how technology is creating entirely new consumption occasions, with travellers not only planning meals around their journeys, but also using the opportunity to discover regional favourites along the way.”
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