'Fresh Up' facility at Udupi rly station

A pay and use ‘Fresh Up’ facility was inaugurated on the first floor of Udupi railway station on Friday.

The centre was launched by Chennai-based Fresh Minds Services Pvt Ltd, in collaboration with IRCTC, and Konkan Railway.

Mohammed Aasim Sulaiman, Regional Railway Manager, Konkan Railway, Karwar inaugurated the centre.

Currently operational at Kachiguda Railway Station, Hyderabad and pilgrimage towns like Tirupati, Tiruvannamalai, and Guruvayur and in the metro city of Hyderabad (Gachibowli), the facility can be used for a short stay through simply paying by the hour concept of flexipay. One can enhance their overall travel experience in Udupi Railway Station at an affordable price of Rs 149.

Pioneering the all new 'Pay As You Use' concept in India through its existing centres, ‘Fresh Up’ has completely revolutionised lodging for travellers and has been giving their customers a very unique experience of luxurious stay on flexible hourly packages combined with top-notch facilities.

Speaking on the occasion, Mohammed Aasim Sulaiman said, “FreshUp is doing a good job by providing well-equipped rest rooms with luxury stay for bonafide passengers of Konkan Railway. The passengers can book the Freshup stay online through IRCTC website and IRCTC rail connect along with direct walk-in with valid rail ticket.

This concept of luxury micro stay will be helpful especially during night hours when the trains are running late. Passengers can take rest at Fresh Up instead of waiting at the platform or waiting room since the services are available on an hourly basis of “pay as you stay”.

CEO, Vinil Reddy from Fresh Up said that, “We are confident that this location will always witness a perpetual growth in the travel space and through our facility we would enhance the travel experience of the bonafide passengers of Konkan Railway transiting through Udupi Station.”

With an aim to offer travellers a space to freshen up while they are on the move, ‘Fresh Up’ provides travellers access to top-notch services like 24-hours check-in and check-out pay as you use stay facility with services like round-the-clock hot/cold shower facility, toiletries, internet, luggage drop facility, coffee and many more on an hourly basis. Visitors can book the facilities online just by logging on to the website www.freshup.space ; or download Freshup App from Google Play Store.