Delhi Metro plans wi-fi facility aboard trains

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) plans to provide wi-fi facility aboard its trains as well as in stations, union Minister of State for Urban Development Babul Supriyo said on Wednesday. “The DMRC has informed the ministry that it has planned to provide wi-fi facility in metro trains,” he said in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. “Stations on the new line like Mukundpur-Shiv Vihar line and Janakpuri West-Kalindi Kunj line... will also be covered under this facility,” he said. The minister said the DMRC had invited proposals from mobile operators in connection with providing wi-fi facility. “The DMRC has floated a tender to explore the possibility of providing wi-fi facility for their existing metro rail network. The tender envisages total investment and operational expenditure by the wi-fi system provider,” he said.