Vande Bharat Express Vegetarian Menu: Regional Meals Served Onboard Across India

Passengers travelling on the Vande Bharat Express can enjoy a wide range of vegetarian meals inspired by regional cuisines from across the country. Prepared and served by IRCTC, the onboard menu varies depending on the train route, journey duration, season and local food preferences, ensuring a fresh and diverse dining experience.

Regional Breakfast Options

Breakfast offerings differ across routes. On several South Indian services, passengers are served idli, vada, sambar and coconut chutney, along with tea or coffee. Other routes may offer poha or vegetable upma with a hot beverage or packaged drinking water.

Some Vande Bharat trains also feature a traditional railway breakfast that includes bread with butter and jam, vegetable cutlets or sandwiches, accompanied by tea or coffee.

Lunch and Dinner Menu

Lunch and dinner are designed to reflect regional flavours while providing a balanced meal. On many North Indian routes, passengers are served paneer curry, dal, roti or paratha, rice, pickle and a dessert.

Other services offer simpler meals such as steamed rice, dal and seasonal vegetables. On Kerala routes, the menu may include ghee rice, wheat porotta, dal curry, thoran and a regional dessert. Eastern routes often feature dishes such as Basanti Pulao, Jeera Rice, Cholar Dal, mixed dal, paneer preparations and vegetable curries inspired by Bengali and Assamese cuisine.

Evening Snacks

Passengers are also served refreshments during the journey. Typical evening snacks include cheese sandwiches, flavoured milk or lassi, caramel popcorn, and tea or coffee. Executive Chair Car passengers may receive an additional snack such as poha or upma, depending on the service.

Desserts

Most meals are accompanied by a dessert. Depending on the route and seasonal availability, passengers may be served ice cream, fruit truffle, moong dal halwa, sandesh, rasgulla, coconut barfi or other regional sweets.

Jain and Special Meals

Passengers with specific dietary preferences can opt for Jain meals and other special meal options while booking their tickets, subject to availability.

With its route-specific menus and regularly updated meal selections, the Vande Bharat Express aims to offer passengers a comfortable travel experience complemented by a variety of wholesome vegetarian dishes.