Free Wi-Fi Now Available At 6,100 Railway Stations Across India

Last Updated on March 24, 2022 by Asif Iqbal Shaik

Wi-Fi is a necessity in this modern world, and it’s something people in the west have been enjoying over the years. We have cities offering free Wi-Fi hotspots at public places, shopping malls, and stadiums, and now you can use free Wi-Fi services at any of Indian Railways’ 6,100 stations across the country. The service is even now available in remote stations in the North East region and in the Kashmir valley.

The service falls under RailTel, which is a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways. RailTel, the Mini Ratna company of Railways, is providing state-of-the-art public Wi-Fi services under the brand name ‘Railwire’. These station numbers were recently released by the Ministry, and as per the organization maintaining these hotspot zones, out of the above 6,100 stations, more than 5,000 stations are in rural areas.

While using this service, users get the first 30 minutes of use at a speed of 1Mbps every day. After those 30 minutes, users can extend their session by paying a nominal fee.

How To Connect To RailWire Wi-Fi

• To connect to the Wi-Fi, passemgers need to open the Wi-Fi option on their phone and select ‘RailWire’.
• Upon connecting to the RailWire Wi-Fi, users will be prompted to open the browser and that will take you staright to the RailWire portal.
• There the passenger needs to enter their mobile number, and a one-time password (OTP) will be sent to you.
• This OTP will act as password for your free 30 minutes of web browsing session.
• This 30 minutes session is free with upto 1Mbps speeds.
• To use the Wi-Fi for longer sessions or higher speeds, passengers will be required to choose the appropriate plans and pay a nominal fee.
• The plans start at as low as ₹10 and give you 5GB of data at 34Mbps speed.
• The payment for these plans can be done through UPI, net banking, wallets, and even credit cards.