Ministry of Railways
Wi-Fi at Railway Stations
Posted On:
19 DEC 2018 5:58PM by PIB Delhi
Wi-Fi services have been provided at 715 no. of railway stations as on 14.12.2018. Wi-Fi services are proposed to be provided on 5734 railway stations. RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RCIL), a Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Railways has entered into an agreement with M/s. Mahataa Information India Private Limited (M/s. MIIPL), an Indian subsidiary of Google Inc. for providing free Wi-Fi at 438 A1 and A category stations. The complete cost has been shared by RCIL and MIIPL. RCIL has also entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) / Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications for providing Wi-Fi services at 200 rural railway stations.
Free mobile Wi-Fi services at 715 railway stations have been used by 1.3 million unique users till the month of October 2018.
The cost of providing Wi-Fi at 438 stations where RCIL has entered into agreement with M/s. MIIPL is shared by RCIL & M/s. MIIPL and no fund has been provided by Government. However, the cost of providing Wi-Fi at 200 rural stations where RCIL has entered into an agreement with Ministry of Communications, the funds of ₹ 27.77 Crore have been provided by Ministry of Communications under USOF.
List of Stations (State-wise) where Wi-Fi Internet Facility is planned:-
|
S.No.
|
Name of State
|
No. of Stations
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
449
|
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
02
|
|
3.
|
Assam
|
225
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
366
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
109
|
|
6.
|
Delhi
|
25
|
|
7.
|
Goa
|
06
|
|
8.
|
Gujarat
|
352
|
|
9.
|
Haryana
|
117
|
|
10.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
42
|
|
11.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
29
|
|
12.
|
Jharkhand
|
191
|
|
13.
|
Karnataka
|
159
|
|
14.
|
Kerala
|
110
|
|
15.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
363
|
|
16.
|
Maharashtra
|
489
|
|
17.
|
Manipur
|
02
|
|
18.
|
Meghalaya
|
02
|
|
19.
|
Mizoram
|
01
|
|
20.
|
Nagaland
|
02
|
|
21.
|
Odisha
|
207
|
|
22.
|
Puducherry
|
03
|
|
23.
|
Punjab
|
211
|
|
24.
|
Rajasthan
|
453
|
|
25.
|
Tamilnadu
|
428
|
|
26.
|
Telangana
|
10
|
|
27.
|
Tripura
|
12
|
|
28.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
785
|
|
29.
|
Uttarakhand
|
19
|
|
30.
|
West Bengal
|
565
|
|
Total
|
5734
|
This information was given by the Minister of State of Railways, Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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