| Skybus Metro | |
|---|---|
 A Skybus Metro car at a station | |
| Overview | |
| Area served | Margao, Goa |
| Transit type | Suspended railway |
| Number of lines | 1 |
| Number of stations | 1 |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | Never entered service |
| Operator(s) | Konkan Railway |
| Rolling stock | BEML |
| Train length | 18.5 m (61 ft) |
| Technical | |
| System length | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
| Minimum radius of curvature | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Top speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
The Skybus Metro was a prototype suspended railway system by Indian technologist B. Rajaram with the BEML[1] and Konkan Railway[2] which is patented by the Indian Railways.[3] The system consisted of an elevated track with the cars suspended below, similar to the Wuppertal Schwebebahn or H-Bahn systems in Germany.
A 1.6 km (1 mi) test track in Margao, Goa started trials in 2004, but on 25 September, one employee was killed and three injured in an accident, ending the trial.[4] The test track was supposed to be extended to 10.5 km, but no progress was made after the accident.[5] In 2013, the Konkan Railway dismantled the line.[6]
- ^ "First prototype of sky-bus to be unveiled in Goa". The Times of India. 2 April 2003. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Konkan Rly to invite EOI for Sky Bus metro". Deccan Herald.
- ^ "Sky Bus Metro track gets US patent". The Times of India. 9 February 2004. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Sastry, Anil (23 December 2004). "National : Sky Bus Metro resumes after 3 months". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 January 2005.
- ^ Pandey, Vineeta (15 March 2005). "Skybus project: Fantasy or reality?". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2006.
- ^ "Its final! Konkan Railway Corporation to scrap skybus project - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2015.