Updated On: 11 November, 2023 04:44 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Items to include accessories, stationery and packaged food items including pre-cut and peeled raw vegetables and fruits

The vendors will be seen in all classes of suburban trains on CR. Pic/AP
In a first, Mumbai local trains on Central Railway (CR) will now have official railway-appointed vendors who can sell consumable and non-consumable items in all trains and all classes of suburban trains both AC and non-AC (EMU/MEMU) and also on the Matheran heritage train for a period of three years.
“The licensee will be allowed to sell non-consumables like travel-related products, mobile/laptop accessories, stationery products, newspapers/magazines/books, etc. and consumable items (allowed only in suburban trains) like packaged food items, beverages, snacks, packed pre-cut and peeled raw vegetables and fruits, etc.” a senior official said.