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Railways to introduce hostesses on premium trains like flight attendants

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: December 10, 2021 18:57 IST

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Indian Railways in a bid to provide better passenger services will soon introduce train hostesses in its premium trains which include Vande Bharat, Gatimaan and Tejas Express.
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However, the train hostesses will not be introduced in the long-distance premium trains like Rajdhani Express and Duronto Express.
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A senior official told Livemint.com that the decision to introduce the train hostesses were taken with an idea to provide better passenger facilities to the people travelling in those trains.
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However, the official said it will not be a totally female crew, and instead it will be a mixed with a male attendant also being inducted to provide the hospitality services to the passengers travelling in the premium trains of Indian Railways.
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Railways are planning to introduce hostesses in select routes to compete with the airlines.
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The official said that just like flights, there would be hostesses on the train and catering will also match the standard of airliners.
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These hostesses will work only during the daytime and will not be inducted into overnight services.
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Indian Railways at present operates around 25 premium trains which include 12 Shatabdi, one Gatimaan, two Vande Bharat, one Tejas Express.
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The train hostesses will be the ones to greet the passengers while boarding the train, serve food and listen to complaints.
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The dress of the railway attendants will be the same. Only women who are trained in the field of hospitality service will be recruited.
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