High-speed Wi-Fi facilities at 6000 Indian Railways Stations

Indian Railways is the fourth-largest national railway system in the world by size. And RailTel played a core role in the modernization of Train operations and administration network systems in India.

RailTel Corporation of India Limited has set up high-speed Wi-Fi internet in over 6,000 railways stations in India to connect passengers and the general public with digital systems. 

The high-speed Wi-Fi service at stations meets the objectives of the Modi government’s Digital India Program. The step of free wifi means to bridge the digital divide between the urban and rural citizens.  

RailTel confirmed that it is on the edge of offering high-speed Wi-Fi access at almost all the railway stations in India. The PSU also authenticate that out of the 6000 WiFi stations, more than 5,000 stations are situated in the rural parts of the country.  

Because most of the rural areas of the country don’t proper internet service and today the world is powered by the internet every single day.

So, offering high-speed internet allowed millions to sign up with platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp and also allowed them to download content to mobile devices. especially on the fixed-line front. But mobile connectivity is quite strong these days, and affordable for many to buy.

Thus, maximizing the digital footprint in the villages enhances the digital India scheme.  

The plan of providing free high-speed Wi-Fi service at railways stations was formulated in 2015 when Google had a strong role in marketing and communicating about the service.

RailTel used Google’s knowledge to enhance and set up Wi-Fi across railway stations in the country. In this regard, RailTel played a central role to provide better services. 

Accessibility of free high-speed Wi-Fi

To access the free high-speed Wi-Fi service on any smartphone, you just need to locate and configure the RailTel Wi-Fi network on your android phone.

Then free sign up with your mobile number which activates the internet connections via an OPT password. Thereafter only you can access a Wi-Fi network with speeds up to 20Mbps on your mobile.

And There was a specific limit for every user to download content using this RailTel Wi-Fi network. 

RailTel. The project of providing Wi-Fi was carried out in association with Google, PGCIL, DOT, as well as Tata Trust. state-wise free high speed Wi-Fi facility at stations are

• Assam- 3 stations,
• Bihar- 384 stations,
• Delhi- 27 stations,
• Arunachal Pradesh- 3 stations,
• Goa-20 stations,
• Gujarat- 320 stations,
• Sikkim- 1 station,
• Himachal Pradesh- 24 stations,
• Andhra Pradesh- 509 stations,
• Haryana- 134 stations,
• Madhya Pradesh- 393 stations,
• Jammu & Kashmir- 14 stations,
• Chhattisgarh- 115 stations,
• Meghalaya- 1 station,
• Jharkhand- 217 stations,
• Karnataka- 335 stations,
• Odisha- 232 stations,
• Maharashtra- 550 stations,
• Kerala- 120 stations,
• Punjab- 146 stations,
• Mizoram- 1 station,
• Telangana- 45 stations,
• Rajasthan- 458 stations,
• Tamil Nadu- 418 stations,
• Nagaland- 3 stations,
• Uttarakhand- 24 stations,
• Tripura- 19 stations,
• West Bengal- 498 stations,
• Chandigarh- 5 stations,
• Uttar Pradesh- 762 stations.

Published By: Manan Khurana

Edited By: Subbuthai Padma