[sustran] Indian Railways trials Wi-Fi technology in New Delhi trains

[Todd Edelman]

http://www.railway-technology.com/news/news128620.html.

This does not make clear if the trains will also have electricity for 
computers.

This seems like a relatively cheap way to carrot people out of their 
cars, yes? Or just more services for the elites?

By the way this is equal to or better than what is offered on Deutsche 
Bahn ICE (hi-speed) trains.

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Indian Railways trials Wi-Fi technology in New Delhi trains
http://www.railway-technology.com/news/news128620.html

Indian Railways is planning to roll out the country's first 
Wi-Fi-enabled train by December, which will run on the New Delhi-Howrah 
Rajdhani Express line.

The Wi-Fi facility will be available initially in three rakes of the 
train and is planned to be extended to other trains depending on the 
success of the project.

A Rs63m ($1.3m) pilot rail project will include the cost of satellite 
link-up and the equipment access system.

Passengers can make requests to use the service and the access password 
can be provided through SMS to travelers' mobile phones.

The railways plan to equip other Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains with the 
Wi-Fi facility in the future, according to telegraphindia.com.

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