Now, a ‘pod’ hotel at Mumbai Central station

IRCTC and Indian Railways collaborate to bring bed-sized rooms for overnight or short stay travellers

In a first, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), in collaboration with the Indian Railways, has introduced the “pod concept” of bed-sized retiring rooms at the Mumbai Central Railway Station.

A pod or a capsule hotel, first developed in Japan, features a large number of small, bed-sized rooms known as capsules. These hotels provide affordable, basic, overnight accommodation for guests who do not require or cannot afford larger, more expensive rooms offered by conventional hotels.

“IRCTC in collaboration with Indian Railways has commissioned its first sophisticated and State of Art ‘POD’ concept Retiring Rooms at Mumbai Central Railway station, the first of its kind on Indian Railways...travellers will now get to experience a completely new boarding facility when they arrive at Mumbai Central,” the IRCTC said.