No wifi facility on running trains

No wifi facility on running trains

Piyush Goyal said as a pilot project, the railways had provided wifi-based internet facility in Howrah-Rajdhani train through satellite communication technology.

FPJ BureauUpdated: Saturday, June 29, 2019, 06:15 AM IST
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New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways has dropped plans to provide wifi facility on running trains, the govt said.

Piyush Goyal said as a pilot project, the railways had provided wifi-based internet facility in Howrah-Rajdhani train through satellite communication technology.

The railways has however said while 1,606 stations across railways' network already have free wifi, it will be extended to the remaining 4,791 stations within this year.

Goyal said the ministry has taken steps to install CCTV cameras in all coaches of Premium, Mail, Express and Suburban trains. CCTV cameras in 7,020 coaches of such trains have been planned during Phase-I of the installation project.

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