IRCTC is working few Railway Lounges at some Premier Cities since previous few years. Two of them occurs to be at New Delhi Railway Station (Platform 1 & 16).

This can be a assessment of lounge on Platform 1 operated by RMD Inns & Resorts Pvt. Ltd, located at first ground (1st PF from Paharganj & final from Ajmeri Gate facet). Simply incase you missed, you could learn my assessment of lounge on Platform 16 right here. I visited PF1 lounge few weeks again & right here’s my detailed assessment on the identical.

Lounge Entry

I used IDFC Wealth Credit score Card by paying Re 2/- for self complimentary entry. Accepted Credit score Playing cards are as follows, as displayed within the lounge:

• IDFC Choose & IDFC Wealth
• ICICI Coral/Rubyx/Sapphiro/MMT
• AU Altura/Vetta/Zenith
• SBI/Kotak IRCTC Platinum and so on.
• Diners Membership Cardmembers get 25% low cost

Journey ticket + Photograph ID like Aadhaar (mAadhaar additionally superb)/Voter ID/DL/Passport obligatory. PAN received’t work. Entry will likely be denied in absence of any of those ID’s.

You get 2 hours of keep within the lounge per individual, upon every eligible Card swipe + one time meal as per the time of the day.

Should you don’t have any eligible Card, hourly pay & use choice can also be out there individually for Lounge and Buffet (mix n pay as per your comfort)

Atmosphere

Entered the virtually empty lounge round 8 PM & discovered atmosphere of the lounge good (on related strains with PF16). The lounge consists of two areas adjoining to 1 one other from entry door — First solely had Seating Sofas with none meals allowed & Second is the Eating Lounge space (after passing by the first portion).

• Seating space Couch: 52 nos. with charging factors+ 5 with out charging factors
• Eating space Chairs: 30, Eating space Couch: 9

Buffet

Fortunately Buffet unfold/selection was considerably higher than its counterpart on PF16. Acquired pleasantly stunned to see Vinegar dipped onion.

Scorching drinks like Tea/Espresso can also be supplied from a merchandising machine together with a Cookie pack, upon request.

Meals Timings

• Breakfast: 5 am to 11 am
• Lunch: 12 pm to 4 pm
• Night snacks: 4 pm to 7 pm
• Dinner: 7 pm to 12 pm

Resting Suites

PF1 Lounge additionally supplies 3 resting suites (as they name it) on hourly cost foundation solely. Bathe facility can also be out there on cost.

• Relaxation Suite 1: 6 Beds+ 3 Recliners
• Relaxation Suite 2: 3 Beds+ 2 Recliners
• Relaxation Suite 3: 9 Recliners solely

Upcoming Chennai Lounge

India’s largest Railway Lounge at Chennai Central Railway Station close to PF 6/7 (by identical vendor RMD) is more likely to be operational someday by early 2024. This lounge will likely be having a capability to cater to 250 individuals at a time.

Bottomline

Having visited each PF1 & PF16 Lounges this 12 months, I like to recommend you to go to the lounge at PF1, except you need to board the practice from PF16 and working in need of time.

Bear in mind PF1 lounge has hourly prices too (although on little larger facet) for individuals who need to pay & use, whereas PF16 lounge has 2 hourly pay coverage.

Necessary to say right here that Railway lounges are removed from reaching the extent of Airport lounges anytime quickly. It’s higher to maintain the expectations decrease.

In any case whereas initiating practice journey if the station has a lounge- it’s higher to move little time in IRCTC lounge (perks of proudly owning a proper Credit score Card) moderately than at Platform.