A passenger tries a meal in an intelligent no-staff restaurant at a train station in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, the first of its kind in China's railway system. (Photos: VCG)

It takes about 30 seconds to order a meal via scanning the QR code and get the food.

The restaurant's promoters are hoping to satisfy soaring passenger demand during the Chinese New Year travel rush.

A passenger tries a meal in an intelligent no-staff restaurant at a train station in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, the first of its kind in China's railway system.

It takes about 30 seconds to order a meal via scanning the QR code and get the food.

The restaurant's promoters are hoping to satisfy soaring passenger demand during the Chinese New Year travel rush.