Accidents on railway tracks indicate failure of processes: Shanti Narain

He talks about the project, safety aspects and future roadmap of railways

Indian Railways is ushering into a new era with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe laying the foundation stone for the bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. SHANTI NARAIN, Former Member Traffic of the Railway Board, talks to Shine Jacob about the project, safety aspects and future roadmap of railways. Edited Excerpts:

Construction of country's first bullet train project was inaugurated with much fanfare. Do you think it’s viable in Indian conditions?

The High Speed Rail Project has been in the pipeline for implementation for several decades. Besides the favourable financing terms the project has the following