Ukrzaliznytsia JSC (UZ) has doubled the free internet limits in Intercity and Intercity+ trains to 2GB, the company’s press service reports.
“Ukrzaliznytsia has doubled the internet limits on Intercity and Intercity+ trains. From now on, users on trains can access 2 GB of traffic at a speed of 10 Mbps for free. So don’t waste a single minute while traveling – communicate with your family, friends, colleagues, and partners while continuing to travel on schedule,” she said in a telegram on Wednesday.
It is specified that since the launch of Wi-Fi in Intercity, 750 thousand passengers have used it – in fact, every second passenger on high-speed trains. The total traffic on board exceeded 2.3 petabytes.
The most active Wi-Fi users travel on routes #741/742 and #777/778 Kyiv-Lviv, where an average of 66% of passengers on each flight connect to the Internet, UZ said in a statement.
The company reminded that the Internet is already available in 16 Intercity trains: ten Hyundai, two Skoda, two Tarpans, and the same number of trains with MPLT cars.
Earlier, Ukrzaliznytsia launched free Wi-Fi in ten Intercity and Intercity+ trains. Travelers have the opportunity to use 1 GB of traffic at a speed of 10 Mbps by logging in to the onboard portal portal.uz.com.ua.
It was also reported that Oleksandr Pertsovsky, Chairman of the Board of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, promised to equip long-distance night trains with Wi-Fi starting in 2025.
