New Delhi: The high-speed free Wi-Fi internet facility is now available at 6,100 railway stations across country. "The milestone of 6,100 stations with Wi-Fi coverage was reached today (Tuesday) with commissioning of Wi-Fi facility at Ubarni railway station (Rae Bareli district, UP) in Lucknow Division of Northern Railway," a statement by RailTel said.
RailTel, a PSU under the Ministry of Railways, said it is close to expanding this coverage to all stations -- except halt stations -- in country. Out of aforementioned 6,100 stations, more than 5,000 stations are in rural areas, it said. The project of providing free Wi-Fi internet facility at stations was envisaged in Railway budget of 2015, it noted.
(Agencies)
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