In
line with the government’s Digital India initiative, the Railway
Ministry on Sunday launched free Wi-Fi facility at 28 stations on
Konkan Railway in Maharashtra. Unlimited free Wi-Fi facility
will be provided at 28 stations from Kolad to Madure in the initial
phase, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.
The
ministry said this facility will help travelling public, commuters
and tourists on Indian Railways to access essential information and
they could use their time productively while waiting for trains at
railway stations.
Indian
Railways has tied up with Internet service providers Syscon and
Joister for provision of this facility. This initiative is a step
towards making a smarter India, it added.
It
has informed that the Joispot mobile application provides 2 megabits
per second (mbps) speed wireless internet with unlimited uploads.
The
free Wi-Fi internet bandwidth is provided at the stations of Kolad,
Mangaon, Veer, Karanjadi, Vinhere, Diwankhavati, Khed, Anjani,
Chiplun, Kamthe, Sawarda, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar, Ukshi, Bhoke
and Ratnagiri.
Other
stations with availability of free internet under this initiative are
Nivasar, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon
Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Zarap, Sawantwadi Road and
Madure.
The
system can provide access to about 300 users at bigger stations and
about 100 users at smaller stations.