In a move to provide unhindered Internet facility to rail users, the railways will soon launch free Wi-FI services at seven more stations, including Allahabad and Sealdah, in addition to the existing list of 11 stations.
“We will provide free Wi-Fi service in association with Google at seven more stations soon for passengers,” a senior railway mnistry official said.
The railways currently provide Wi-Fi service at 11 stations -- Mumbai Central, Bhubaneswar, Kacheguda, Vijayawada, Raipur, Bhopal, Patna, Ranchi, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur and Guwahati.
He said the work for providing Wi-Fi facility is underway and the stations, including Pune, Ernakulum, Lucknow, Ujjain and Gorakhpur, will get it soon.
Supported by Google technology, RailTel, a railways PSU, is providing state-of-the-art high-speed Internet network at the stations for visitors and rail users.
Travellers passing through these stations will now be able to easily stream a high definition video while they are waiting. They can also download a book or a new game for their journey.
“Our target is to provide the facility at 100 major stations in the current year,” he said.
{{/usCountry}}“Our target is to provide the facility at 100 major stations in the current year,” he said.
{{/usCountry}}The service built over the fibre network of RailTel is designed to offer highspeed broadband-like experience to any user with a mobile connection on a smartphone.