Indian Railways commissions Wi-Fi at 6,000th Railway station, check full list of state-wise Wi-Fi facility at stations
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New Delhi: Indian Railway has commissioned Wi-Fi at Hazaribagh Town falling under Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state in Dhanbad Division of East Central Railway, thus taking the total Wi-Fi facility to 6,000 Railway stations.
“The Wi-Fi facility at Railway Stations meets the objectives of the aspiring Digital India Program of Government of India. This will bridge the digital divide between the rural and urban citizens thereby increasing the digital footprint in the rural villages and also enhance the user experience. Wi-Fi facility is being provided by Indian railways at 6000 stations now,” an official statement said.
Provision of Wi-Fi facilities at Railway stations on self sustainable basis with no cost to the Railways. This facility was provided with the help of RailTel, a PSU under Ministry of Railways. This task was carried out in partnership with Google, DOT (under USOF), PGCIL and Tata Trust, it added.
Check out the State-wise Wi-Fi faciity at Railway stations as on May 15, 21.
| SN | State/UT | No. of Stations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 509 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 3 |
| 3 | Assam | 222 |
| 4 | Bihar | 384 |
| 5 | UT Chandigarh | 5 |
| 6 | Chhattisgarh | 115 |
| 7 | Delhi | 27 |
| 8 | Goa | 20 |
| 9 | Gujarat | 320 |
| 10 | Haryana | 134 |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh | 24 |
| 12 | Jammu & Kashmir | 14 |
| 13 | Jharkhand | 217 |
| 14 | Karnataka | 335 |
| 15 | Kerala | 120 |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh | 393 |
| 17 | Maharashtra | 550 |
| 18 | Meghalaya | 1 |
| 19 | Mizoram | 1 |
| 20 | Nagaland | 3 |
| 21 | Odisha | 232 |
| 22 | Punjab | 146 |
| 23 | Rajasthan | 458 |
| 24 | Sikkim | 1 |
| 25 | Tamil Nadu | 418 |
| 26 | Telangana | 45 |
| 27 | Tripura | 19 |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh | 762 |
| 29 | Uttarakhand | 24 |
| 30 | West Bengal | 498 |
| Total | 6000 |
Indian Railways had started its Journey by providing Wi-Fi facility at 1st Railway station Mumbai in January 2016. Thereafter, provided 5000th Railway station, at Midanpore in West Bengal and reached 6000th Railway station i.e Hazaribagh on 15.05.2021. Also, on the same day Jarapada station in Angul District of state of Odisha was also provided with Wi-Fi.
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