Are We Ready for the Bullet Train? A Closer Look at the Indian Railways

Episode 564,   Oct 29, 2018, 11:35 AM

In today's Money Control podcast, we dive deep into the question, "How do you solve a puzzle like the Indian Railways?" We say , ''Puzzle" because beyond the aspirations of a 2022 Fully Operational Bullet Train, lie realities like the Amritsar train tragedy on Dussehra this year, routine train accidents, inadequate and ill-maintained infrastructure that results in the crashing of overbridges and causes tragedies like the collapse of Elphinstone railway station's foot over bridge and the ensuing stampede in Mumbai last year.