An Indian Railways trainTaking forward the task of deploying high-speed free WiFi facility for passengers at all the stations under the Indian Railways, the mini-ratna public sector undertaking (PSU) RaitTel has now successfully installed the facility at 5,000 railway stations across the country, reports Asian News International (ANI).
Midnapore in West Bengal became the 5,000th station to have been made capable of offering the service called RailWire to passengers and others using its space. The announcement about the same was made by Union Minister for Railways, Piyush Goyal on his official Twitter account.
The project to deploy free WiFi facility at the railway stations was initiated in January 2016 when the Mumbai Central station in Maharashtra had become the very first railway station in the country to have been equipped with the facility.
For the initiative, RailTel has a technology partnership with Google. Also, for providing the service at B, C, D and E category stations pan-India, the PSU had roped in Tata Trust and is now working at a breakneck pace to ensure that the service is activated at all stations (except halt stations) at the earliest.
An Appeal...
Dear Reader,
As you are no doubt aware, Swarajya is a media product that is directly dependent on support from its readers in the form of subscriptions. We do not have the muscle and backing of a large media conglomerate nor are we playing for the large advertisement sweep-stake.
Our business model is you and your subscription. And in challenging times like these, we need your support now more than ever.
We deliver over 10 - 15 high quality articles with expert insights and views. From 7AM in the morning to 10PM late night we operate to ensure you, the reader, get to see what is just right.
Becoming a Patron or a subscriber for as little as Rs 1200/year is the best way you can support our efforts.