Railway PSU RailTel formally launched its paid wi-fi service plans on Thursday which will enable users to access high-speed internet at 4,000 railway stations across the country. RailTel already provides free wi-fi service at more than 5,950 stations in the country, and the facility can be availed by anyone with a smartphone and an active connection after an OTP-based verification. With the launch of these prepaid plans, a passenger can now use up to 30 minutes” free wi-fi per day at 1 Mbps speed. But for a higher speed of up to 34mbps, a user will need to choose a plan at a nominal fee.
For using the Wi-Fi facility at a higher speed of up to 34 Mbps, the user needs to choose a plan with a higher speed by paying a nominal fee,” read a press statement by the Indian Railways on Thursday. cA number of payment options like net banking, wallet, credit card can be used to purchase plans online.
The plans include ₹ 10 for 5 GB data in a day, ₹ 15 for 10 GB data in a day, ₹ 20 for 10 GB data valid for five days, ₹ 30 for 20 GB data valid for five days, ₹ 40 for 20 GB data valid for 10 days, ₹ 50 for 30 GB data valid for 10 days and ₹ 70 for 60 GB data valid for 30 days.
With a vision of turning railway stations into a platform for digital inclusion, RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RailTel), a Mini Ratna (Category – I) Central Public Sector Enterprise, under the Ministry of Railways, has started providing high-speed Wi-Fi service at railway stations.
“We did a detailed trial run of Prepaid Wi-Fi at 20 stations in Uttar Pradesh and based on the response and detailed testing, we are launched this plan at 4,000+ more stations across India. We intend to launch the prepaid plans for all the stations with our RailWire Wi-Fi this financial year,” said RailTel CMD Puneet Chawla as quoted in a PTI report.
The plans have been designed to offer a flexible choice to users as per their needs. A number of payment options like net banking, e-wallet, and credit cards can be used to purchase the plans online, he said.
