Lok Sabha Question No. 887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Railtel Internet Connectivity
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.887 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## RAILTEL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY

887.  SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  State-wise  details  regarding  the  railway  stations  where  free hotspots  and  Wi-Fi  facilities  have  been  provided  through  a  fibre optic network; year-wise;
- (b) whether the users have reported drop in internet speed during their access and if  so,  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard;
- (c) whether the Government is considering the possibility of providing high speed internet facility in some of the major trains; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  and  the  outcome  thereof  along with the present status of the proposal and the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a):  Wi-Fi  facilities  have  been  provided  at  a  total  of  374  Railway Stations in various States as per details appended. (b): No, Madam.

(c)  &  (d):  Yes,  Madam.  Government has proposed to provide internet facility  in  moving  trains.  Indian  Railways  is  planning  to  build  a  high speed  mobile  Broadband  Corridor  along  its  track  to  provide  internet facility to passengers.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 887 BY SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2018 REGARDING RAILTEL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.

(a):  Details of Stations (State-wise) where Wi-Fi Internet Facility has been provided:-

| S.No.   | Name of State     |   Number of Stations Commissioned |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    |                                46 |
| 2.      | Assam             |                                 7 |
| 3.      | Bihar             |                                17 |
| 4.      | Chhattisgarh      |                                 6 |
| 5.      | Delhi             |                                 8 |
| 6.      | Goa               |                                 0 |
| 7.      | Gujarat           |                                23 |
| 8.      | Haryana           |                                14 |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                 2 |
| 10.     | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                 1 |
| 11.     | Jharkhand         |                                 5 |
| 12.     | Karnataka         |                                12 |
| 13.     | Kerala            |                                 5 |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh    |                                27 |
| 15.     | Maharashtra       |                                47 |
| 16.     | Nagaland          |                                 1 |
| 17      | Odisha            |                                21 |
| 18.     | Punjab            |                                 8 |
| 19.     | Rajasthan         |                                17 |
| 20.     | TamilNadu         |                                22 |
| 21.     | Telangana         |                                 7 |
| 22.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                                49 |
| 23.     | Uttarakhand       |                                 3 |
| 24.     | West Bengal       |                                20 |
| 25.     | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 0 |
| 26.     | Tripura           |                                 5 |
| 27.     | Meghalaya         |                                 0 |
| 28.     | Mizoram           |                                 0 |
| 29.     | Sikkim            |                                 0 |
| 30.     | UT Chandigarh     |                                 1 |
|         | Total             |                               374 |

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