Railways to provide massage service on trains

The massage service will be of three types — gold, diamond and platinum. Charges will be in the range of Rs 100 to 300 and each session will be of 15-20 minutes. The service will not be available between 10 pm and 6 am.

“This is the first time in the history of Railways that we will provide massage service for passengers’ comfort on running trains. It will not only increase revenue but also add passengers. Railways will earn an additional revenue of Rs 20 lakh annually, and an estimated increase of Rs 90 lakh per year through additional sale of tickets from about 20,000 passengers who will avail of the service,” said Rajesh Bajpai, director, media and communication, Railway ministry.

“This is the first time such a contract has been signed,” he added.

According to Railways, three to five people will travel in each train for dispension of the service, for which they will be provided IDs by Railways.

The scheme is part of the Non-Fare Revenue Generation in Railways, whereby zones and divisions have been asked to come out with new and innovative ideas to generate non-fare revenue for the national transporter.