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Free WiFi on Delhi Metro yellow line by year-end

Blue and Orange Line already have the WiFi service at stations

The Telegraph New Delhi Published 03.07.19, 03:06 PM
A train on the Delhi Metro blue line

A train on the Delhi Metro blue line Shutterstock

By the end of the year, commuters will be able to use Wifi at all metro stations on the yellow line and even inside the trains on the Airport Express Line, according to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

Free Wifi is already available on all blue line stations since August 2017 and the airport line stations since 2016.

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“Installation work is in progress on the stations of the yellow line and the work is expected to be completed by year end. Wifi will also be available inside the trains on the airport line by year end,” Anuj Dayal, the DMRC executive director for corporate communication, told this website.

Currently, one can use up to 45 MB using the Reliance Jio network Wifi at all blue line stations.

There are eight colour coded lines on the DMRC network and the yellow line, which connects Gurgaon in Haryana to Samaypur Badli in north Delhi, will be the third line to be Wifi enabled. The Blue and Orange (airport express) lines already have Wifi service.

According to the DMRC's estimates, on average, about 28-30 lakh people commute using the Delhi Metro and the yellow line has the highest ridership.

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