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CHANDIGARH: Very soon you will able to download your favourite movie or song, play online games, or just simply surf the Net while you wait for a train at the Chandigarh railway station. And, that too without shelling out any money. Free wi-fi connectivity is all set to chug into the station in a few weeks.

Parveen Kumar, superintendent, UT railway station, said, "All this is being done to make the railway station hi-tech and to provide better facilities to the passengers. More such user-friendly measures would be undertaken so that the railway station presents a new look. The free wi-fi facility will benefit passengers as they will be able to use their laptops. Workaholics can also finish their office work while they wait for their trains."

Students were excited about the move. Pooja Sharma, a medical student, said, "I have to take entrance exams out of Chandigarh and have to go for counselling. This facility will of great help to me as now I will be able to research and study online while sitting at the station."

Vaibhav, a MA student in Panjab University, says "I am fond of using apps on my smart phone and play online games, but whenever I reached the station, the signals of my network would go weak. But now, I would be able to use my phone even while I wait for a train."

It will help me check the status of the train, so that I am aware about its exact arrival time. What's more, it will all be free of cost
Poonam Arora | Sector 38 resident

Network of some connections do not work well in the station. But now we will be able to use the internet without any trouble
Swati Goel | MA student

Rather than waste time while waiting for a train, this system will help me conduct my business transactions online
Bharat Anand | Sector 36 resident