Wi-Fi facility in 115 stations under South Western Railway

The South Western Railway has installed high-speed Wi-Fi facility in 115 stations in Karnataka within 18 months.

A release from the railways said the project was part of 'Digital India', an initiative of the central government, aimed at providing Wi-Fi service to all important railway stations as was announced in the railway budget for 2016.

South Western Railway commissioned 'Mission Wi-Fi' in as many as 115 stations within 18 months, the release said.

All the main stations such as Bengaluru, Yesvantpur, Mysuru and Hubballi are connected with Wi-Fi, it added.

All district headquarters except Madkeri are covered along with all tier-2 city rail heads and identified smart cities, the release said.

 

A majority of taluk headquarters with railway stations has now been provided with Wi-Fi network, it said.

The railway board has entrusted the work with Rail-Tel for provision of Wi-Fi at stations across the country, in collaboration with Google, the release said.

High-speed Wi-Fi service at railway stations was now being provided through collaboration of Rail-Tel and Google, it said.