Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has opened 08 Base kitchens. The details are as under:
| SN | Name of Station/Location | State/UT |
| 1 | Ahmedabad | Gujarat |
| 2 | Balasore | Odisha |
| 3 | Kharagpur | West Bengal |
| 4 | Sealdah | West Bengal |
| 5 | NOIDA | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 | New Delhi (under renovation) | Delhi |
| 7 | Howrah | West Bengal |
| 8 | Rajendera Nagar -Patna | Bihar |
In addition to above, IRCTC has upgraded 13 Kitchen Units in 2017-18 from where meals are supplied on trains also.IRCTC is planning to set up Green Field Base Kitchens at the following locations. A budget target of capital expenditure ₹ 15 crores has been set by IRCTC for 2018-19, for setting up new/renovation of existing kitchen/production unit.
| SN | Base kitchen Location | States |
| 1 | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2 | Hazrat Nizzamudin | Delhi |
| 3 | Howrah | West Bengal |
| 4 | Rajendra Nagar Patna | Bihar |
| 5 | Secunderabad | Telangana |
| 6 | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh |
| 7 | Chennai Egmore | Tamil Nadu |
| 8 | Ahmadabad | Gujarat |
| 9 | Ratnagiri | Maharashtra |
This information was given by the Minister of State of Railways, Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha
