In two-and-a-half years, RailTel has covered 1,606 stations, including Mumbai, Howroh, Patna, Shimla, Ranchi, Surat and New Delhi. “We are working along with Railways and Tata Trust [on the WiFi project], and equipment installation has started. According to data from RailTel, the total WiFi user logins across 1,606 stations in May was 235 million. The system overhaul includes Automatic Train Protection System with a Long Term Evolution (LTE)-based Mobile Train Radio Communication System (MTRC). The signaling will help train drivers to communicate while train protection system will help in preventing the accident.

Source: Hindustan Times July 24, 2019 18:33 UTC