The Railway Board has written to the general managers of signal and telecommunication of all its 17 zones regarding the non-functional Wi-Fi facilities at several stations and asked them to take immediate action to restore the services.
As per the board, out of the 7,000 railway stations, 6,108 stations have Wi-Fi facilities which are accessible to passengers for free. The board has informed the railway zones that this facility is non-operational at numerous stations due to various reasons.
“Wi-Fi facility has been provided at 6,108 stations of Indian Railway. However, it has been observed that Wi-Fi at many stations is not working due to various reasons, which include faulty equipment, construction work etc. This causes inconvenience to the passengers,” the Railway Board said in the letter addressed to the GMs (S&T) of all zones.
The board has additionally requested the zones to submit a weekly compliance report regarding its directives.