Railway catering staff will now carry trash bags to collect waste from passengers in all trains after meals, Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani has instructed officials. The railways is increasingly adopting the airline model -- from its food to its vacuum toilets -- to give passengers airline-like comforts. In a meeting with division-level officers and board members on July 17, Lohani said that to maintain cleanliness in trains, pantry staff should collect trash in a bag after meals are served, "as done in airlines".

Railway catering staff will now carry trash bags to collect waste from passengers in all trains after meals, Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani has instructed officials. The railways is increasingly adopting the airline model -- from its food to its vacuum toilets -- to give passengers airline-like comforts. In a meeting with division-level officers and board members on July 17, Lohani said that to maintain cleanliness in trains, pantry staff should collect trash in a bag after meals are served, "as done in airlines".