Swiggy Partners IRCTC to Offer Food Delivery at 152 Railway Stations

The 'Food on Train' service, which Swiggy offers for food delivery and fast commerce, was expanded on February 26th. It worked with IRCTC to provide service to 152 stations in India over the course of a year. The increasing desire for different culinary options across the country is the driving force for this surge, as it was serving approximately 70 stations a year ago.

The business has also stated its intention to prioritise diversity by increasing its investment in transportation hubs in India. Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), Kharagpur (West Bengal), and Itarsi (Madhya Pradesh) are among the regional stops that now offer cuisine. The 'Food on Train' service, which Swiggy offers, has been reinforced. The report stated that there will be 152 stations in the network by February 2026, up from 70 stations in February 2025, a growth of 117%.

Holi Special Food Menu by Swiggy

From February 28th to March 8th, Swiggy will offer a special Holi menu to customers who are travelling. Also, the company's 'Train-Friendly Dishes' section, which is designed for fast food convenience, has been increased, according to the statement.

According to Deepak Maloo, Swiggy's VP of culinary strategy, customer experience, and new initiatives, the company's statewide expansion couldn't be timed better for the Holi travel rush. Swiggy is going all in on transportation hubs across India as a way to promote diversity.

OpenAI and Eternal Announce AI Partnership

As the online food delivery market is going through a transformative change, lot of players are changing the way they are conducting their business. The recent to join the bandwagon is Eternal as it is beefing its AI segment to further increase its revenue. On February 17th, the food delivery firm announced that it has deepened its strategic partnership with OpenAI in order to boost its AI capabilities company-wide. A number of its partner platforms and internal systems, including Zomato, Blinkit, District, and Hyperpure, will be improved by the AI. The partnership will centre on integrating AI into Eternal's app portfolio, and it will also encompass Eternal's Feeding India project and AI-native business, Nugget.

The collaboration will also highlight how important AI is becoming in India's e-commerce industry. To further investigate potential new avenues of engagement between its platforms and its clients and business associates, Eternal will collaborate with OpenAI's Enterprise API. It plans to include sophisticated coding models into its own AI orchestration platform and further integrate sophisticated AI capabilities into partner applications.