Though trial run for provision of Internet facility had been conducted  in Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express, the Indian Railway has decided to introduce pilot project for the same in Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express, obviously because the central railway minister Mamata Banerjee is from West Bengal, and she is known for doing much for her state with her ministry as tool.

On Thursday,  central minister of state for railway Shri K.Muniappa in written answer to Lok Sabha said that a satellite based system with Wi-Fi distribution in coaches was tried on experimental basis and was found to be technically feasible in Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express.  However at the same time in same answer Muniappa said that a pilot project for internet facility will be introduced in three rakes of Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express. He said this has been considered and has been included in the Railway Budget 2010-11.

This clearly indicates that the project of internet in train that originated from Ahmedabad-Mumbai Shatabdi express was then moved to West Bengal based Howrah-Delhi train, probably because the central minister of railway belongs to the state of West Bengal.

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