(a) the number of railway stations in the country where free Wi-Fi facility is being provided to the passengers at present in the entire country; and
(b) the number of railway stations where passengers are not getting the said facility along with the time by which the said facility is likely to be provided in all the stations of the country and the details thereof?
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS &
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) As on 22.07.2021, Wi-Fi facility has been provided at 6045 stations on Indian Railways. Zone-wise detail is appended.
(b) 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.
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