PIB News Update: RailTel, a Public Sector Undertaking of Ministry of Railways is providing Wi-Fi services at Railway Stations. So far, Wi- Fi facility has been provided at 6045 stations. Zone-wise details are appended.
Indian Railways have decided to provide Wi-Fi facility at all stations except halt stations.
Provision of Wi-Fi at balance stations is in progress and is dependent upon the availability of Infrastructure like Optical Fibre Cable at these stations. Out of these, 55 stations are targeted for completion in this financial year.
Zone-wise detail of Railway Stations where Wi-Fi is commissioned:
| Zonal Railway | Total Stations |
| Eastern | 350 |
| East Central | 400 |
| East Coast | 254 |
| Northeast Frontier | 380 |
| South Eastern | 248 |
| South East Central | 202 |
| Metro Kolkata | 33 |
| Northern | 572 |
| North Eastern | 294 |
| North Central | 286 |
| North Western | 418 |
| South Central | 587 |
| Southern | 542 |
| South Western | 308 |
| Central | 373 |
| West Central | 271 |
| Western | 468 |
| Konkan (KRCL) | 59 |
| Total | 6045 |
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
