Indian Railways sets up free WiFi facilities at Dera Bana Nanak Station in Punjab

In a press release, The Indian Railways have stated they have started a WiFi service at the Dera Baba Nanak Railway station in Punjab to enable the pilgrims to use fast Wi-Fi services in the facility. After the Kartarpur Corridor was thrown open for the citizen on November 9, the railway station has been flooded with pilgrims for commuting to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev.

'WiFi can be used by anyone who has a smartphone with a working connection'

"Free Wi-Fi at this station is proving to be a boon for the passengers. The free Railwire Wi-Fi can be used inside the railway station premises by anyone who has a smartphone with a working connection for KYC consideration. The Sultanpur Lodhi station which has a rush of pilgrims for visiting Dera Baba Nanak has also been provided with Wi-Fi," read the release.

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The release further read, "In a mission to turn the Railway station into a platform for Digital inclusion, RailTel has provided free Wi-Fi at 5300+ Railway stations across the country. Soon, all feasible Railway stations (except the halt ones), will have free Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi service to passengers is being provided under ‘RailWire’- the retail Broadband initiative of RailTel catering to Enterprises, SMEs and homes. To use the Wi-Fi, the user has to switch on the Wi-Fi mode on the smartphone and select the RailWire Wi-Fi network. The RailWire homepage automatically appears on the smartphone. The user has to enter his or her mobile number on this homepage. The user will get a one-time password (OTP) in the form of SMS in the message box which has to be entered on the home page of RailWire. After entering OTP Users will be able to access high-speed internet & can start internet browsing."

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"RailTel was also entrusted by NIC to deliver 8 Mbps BW at Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur under the prestigious Kartarpur Corridor Project of Government of India. This leased line connectivity shall enable the ICP for authentication of traveller’s identity at the Immigration Check Post (ICP) and Foreigners Registration Offices (FROs) through the use of intelligent documents scanners and biometrics, and while updating Foreigner’s details at entry and exit points," read the release.

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"This leased line connectivity has been done within a record time of 15 days which includes Radio Connectivity in Backbone / Aggregation from Amritsar to Dera Baba Nanak, a distance of 45 KM, and Last mile underground OFC connectivity of 5 KM from Dera Baba Nanak station to ICP/Dera Baba Nanak. This was a very challenging project for RailTel as the time period given was very short and due to bad weather, the work was hampered for a couple of days. RailTel had to erect two 30-meter-tall towers for Radio link to provide seamless connectivity as Dera Baba Nanak is at a distance of 49 km for which repeater had to be provided for connectivity to the farthest / remotest point in Punjab near International Border."

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