UK railway operator, First Great Western has announced that it is to upgrade 23 stations with the addition of free Wi-Fi access.

The Wi-Fi is being provided by The Cloud, and will be available on station platforms, concourses and in waiting rooms.

The installations planned for March 2012, will introduce Wi-Fi to 13 stations across First Great Western routes -- including Oxford, Ealing Broadway and Maidenhead.

A revamp of existing Cloud Wi-Fi installations is also planned for 10 further stations including Bristol, Reading and Bath.

In total, the 23 stations handle over 64million train journeys each year.