WR to introduce Digital Lounges for office-goers

MUMBAI: Soon officer-goers who takes Western Railway trains can work at railway stations while waiting to catch their local, as WR is currently working on a plan of setting up co-working flex office spaces on the elevated decks at stations and terminuses, on the lines of European railway stations. WR to introduce Digital Lounges for office-goers To be called ‘Digital Lounge’, the shared air-conditioned office space would be housed inside a large quadrilateral area, with single long or multiple tables and chairs, and electric plug points for charging laptops and mobile phones. WR plans to utilise these large elevated decks in a few stations to create co-working spaces for passengers’ convenience. Sources in WR said that the Digital Lounges can be part of their non-fare revenue model wherein they will look for private operators to set up these co-working spaces which would be chargeable on an hourly basis.