As bullet train project kicks off, 9 derailments in 27 days suggest crisis

Track failures and derailments are caused by excessive traffic and underinvestment in rail infrastructure

On the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid the foundation stone for a Rs-1,10,000-crore ($17 billion) bullet train, the Jammu Tawi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express jumped the tracks at New Delhi station, the ninth derailment in 27 days, a consequence of growing traffic, falling safety standards and underinvestment.

 

Last coach (guard coach) of Jammu Rajdhani derailed on arrival at New Delhi Railway Station at 6 am; no injuries or casualties reported.

— ANI (@ANI)