213 railway stations in Assam brought under high-speed Wi-Fi services

Jan. 4: As part of the Digital India initiative, the Indian Railways will now be providing free WiFi services at 370 stations across the Northeast Frontier (NF) Railway jurisdiction. Of the 370 stations, 213 are in Assam, 94 are in West Bengal, 35 are in Bihar, 20 are in Tripura, 3 are in Arunachal Pradesh, 2 in Nagaland and 1 each in Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizoram.

The high-speed Wi-Fi services at some stations are provided in collaboration with RailTel and Google. Tata Trust has also supported the initiative under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Passengers can avail these services by purchasing UTS tickets from these stations using mobile apps.