Indian Railways has been at the forefront of implementing Digital Initiatives through information technology-oriented passenger amenities like the National Train Enquiry System and the Passenger Reservation System. As a part of it, the Indian Railways is forging ahead with providing access to internet facilities to the passengers through Wi-Fi Network connectivity at Railway Stations.
In a major public-friendly measure, 379 stations on Central Railways have been equipped with free high-speed Wi-Fi Internet Connectivity over 4152 Route Kms of the Central Railway covered with OFC (Optical Fiber Cable).
Division wise coverage on Central Railway is:
The responsibility to implement this initiative has been entrusted to Railway Mini Ratna PSU "RAILTEL" and has so far commissioned this facility at 6070+ stations across India. This is claimed to be one of the largest and fastest public Wi-Fi networks in the world.
Envisaged in the 2015 Rail Budget, the project of providing free Internet facilities at stations aims to bring free Wi-Fi access to railway stations across India. This includes small stations located in remote villages as well.
Students appearing for competitive exams, graduation, HSC & SSC aspirants from remote locations with limited access to the internet, use the station Wi-Fi facilities for their preparations. Passengers are also using this facility for leveraging entertainment on their personal devices.
Feedback from passengers at major stations across Central Railways indicates excellent connectivity, seamless data access and a great facility for the passengers.
The Railwire Wi-Fi facility is user friendly. To switch on the connection, passengers need to scan Wi-Fi options and choose Railwire. Once the browser takes the user to the Railwire portal, it will ask for a mobile number to which a One Time Password (OTP) will be sent. Once connected, the Wi-Fi connection will last for 30 minutes. This helps the rail passengers to stay connected and updated with railway information.
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