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