{"id":5528,"date":"2025-08-06T15:48:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=5528"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:48:55","slug":"magic-box-wi-fi-entertainment-on-the-go-for-rail-passengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/magic-box-wi-fi-entertainment-on-the-go-for-rail-passengers\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGIC BOX \u2013 Wi-Fi  \u2013 Entertainment on-the-go for rail passengers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>MAGIC BOX \u2013 Wi-Fi\u00a0 \u2013 Entertainment on-the-go for rail passengers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Magic Box Tejas Express \u2013 Tejas Express Magic Box \u2013 Magic Box Tejas \u2013 Tejas Express Magic Wifi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018MAGIC BOX\u2019 Wi-Fi Infotainment System on Kacheguda-Bengaluru Express Entertainment on-the-go for rail passengers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a far reaching initiative to enhance passenger comfort, South Central Railway has introduced unique concept called \u2018Magic Box\u2019 Wi-Fi Infotainment System on train which provides off-line multimedia content to the users. Six Magic box devices have been provided in five Air-conditioned coaches of one rake of Train No. 12785 Kacheguda \u2013 KSR Bengaluru Bangalore Express for the first time on trail basis over South Central Railway. The system has been supplied by M\/s. SR Moving Talkies Private Limited, New Delhi. So far this facility is provided on New Delhi Shatabdi Express, Mumbai Rajdhani Express and Lucknow Express trains only.<\/p>\n<p>The objective of Magic Box is to provide entertainment to the passengers during their journey time. Passengers can access 500 hours of entertainment available in the Magic Box through Wi-Fi duly switching on Wi-Fi on their respective mobiles\/Laptops and no internet connection is required for this purpose. Passengers can enjoy the content of their interest and relax during their train journey such as watching Movies in English, Hindi &amp; Regional languages. Kids also can enjoy Cartoons, Songs etc. The content pertaining to Railways and other Government policies is also available in the Magic Box, for interested passengers to access the same and update their knowledge using the information available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps to get connected to the Magic Box:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Go to settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Go to Wi-Fi option<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Look at available net works and connect to \u201cMagic Box\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Go to browser after getting the connection<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Type magicbox.com on the browser window<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Click on thumbnail to start watching<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>One time registration to be done to Access the content<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Enjoy the entertainment content<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u201cMagic Box Tejas Express\u201d , the Wi-fi Entertainment System onboard Chennai Egmore \u2013 Madurai Tejas Express will enable passengers to access 500 hours worth of non-stop entertainment from their mobiles\/laptops \u2013 Take advantage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SOUTHERN RAILWAY INSTALLS \u201cMAGIC BOX\u201d WIFI ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM IN TEJAS EXPRESS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tejas Express, which runs between Chennai Egmore and Madurai had been provided with a \u2018MAGICBOX\u2019 which lets passengers access 500 hours worth of entertainment right from their mobiles.<\/p>\n<p>This was done based on passenger feedback who felt a premium train like Tejas should offer entertainment to enhance the joy of travelling. Tejas coaches were initially provided with Seat mounted infotainment system which was removed after complains from travellers about its frequent malfunctioning on the run and a railway board instruction to discontinue all seat mounted infotainment systems. Railway administration had faced problem in updating its software and content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wi-fi Entertainment box \u201cMAGIC BOX\u201d is pre installed with movies, kids content, music and Government schemes. It has content in regional languages for the multilingual passengers of Indian Railways. Tejas Express which runs 6 days a week, except Thursday, is maintained by GSN Coaching Depot, Chennai.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/08\/Qid4wnicu1mSUVJSUGylr5-al1xUWVCSmqJbkpRnoJdeXJJYkpmsl5yfq5-Zm5ieWmxfaAuUsXL0S7F0Tw72qPQvMzJL9zP0yypJdy8OzfXLibdwDvZITsvMsAiOzA6tyqnMT6lyNS0NikxJLi7NKA3Lj3AKLnSpLFcrBgA2_Std.jpg\" alt=\"timesofindia.indiatimes....\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what the <strong>\u201cMagic Box\u201d Wi\u2011Fi infotainment system<\/strong> offers for on-the-go entertainment on select Indian Railways trains:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>What Is the Magic Box?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Magic Box<\/strong> is a <strong>Wi\u2011Fi based infotainment system<\/strong>, allowing passengers to stream content directly on their devices\u2014no internet needed. It\u2019s pre-installed with about <strong>500 hours of entertainment<\/strong>, including movies, regional content, music, kids\u2019 shows, and even updates on government schemes in multiple languages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Usage &amp; Experience<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How it works<\/strong>: Once aboard, turn on your device\u2019s Wi\u2011Fi, connect to the <strong>Magic Box<\/strong> network, and visit the provided URL\u2014no mobile data required.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Content access<\/strong> is controlled to prevent misuse; only approved content stored in the device can be streamed, ensuring safety and compliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Which Trains Offer Magic Box?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kacheguda \u2194 Bengaluru Express<\/strong> was the first trial route\u2014operated by South Central Railway (SCR)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tejas Express (Chennai Egmore\u2013Madurai)<\/strong> also features this system to enhance the travel experience for premium service users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Content Type<\/td>\n<td>Movies, music, kids content, regional programming, government scheme info<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accessibility<\/td>\n<td>Via train\u2019s local Wi\u2011Fi; ad\u2011free and offline streaming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Current Deployment<\/td>\n<td>Trial on SCR\u2019s Kacheguda\u2013Bengaluru and Tejas Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Have a journey planned on one of these trains? I can help you figure out how to use Magic Box onboard or check if other trains now offer this feature. Just let me know!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAGIC BOX \u2013 Wi-Fi\u00a0 \u2013 Entertainment on-the-go for rail passengers Magic Box Tejas Express \u2013 Tejas Express Magic Box \u2013 Magic Box Tejas \u2013 Tejas Express Magic Wifi \u2018MAGIC BOX\u2019 Wi-Fi Infotainment System on Kacheguda-Bengaluru Express Entertainment on-the-go for rail passengers In a far reaching initiative to enhance passenger comfort, South Central Railway has introduced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,93],"tags":[545,6,92],"class_list":["post-5528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-railway","category-tejas-express","tag-passenger-amenities","tag-railway","tag-tejas-express"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5528\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}