Be it booking a ticket for keeping a tab on the stock market, select rail passengers will soon be able to work online while on the move. Railway authorities are considering a proposal to provide satellite-based Internet facility on premier trains.
Besides checking stock market prices on a real time basis, passengers on such trains will also be able to access their bank accounts and book air and rail tickets while travelling. A trial run was successfully conducted on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express and the report has been submitted to the Railway Ministry.
A senior Railway Ministry official said the report is being examined and the ministry is likely to appoint a committee to work out the modalities. Besides Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains, saloon cars and accident relief trains will also be equipped with the transmission technology for Internet connectivity.
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