Sky-bus ready for test run in Goa

  • 28/07/2004

  • Pioneer (New Delhi)

The Konkan Railways has inched close to re-defining India's skyline with its new Sky-Bus Metro rail ready for test trial in Goa next week. The Sky-Bus, which will ply suspended on dual overhead rails, is intended to make intra and inter-city commuting alternative option to congested roadways and terrestrial railways and a tourist attraction, Konkan Railways officials said on Wednesday. The test run to be conducted on 1.6-km track in Madgaon, Goa, will witness two coaches, inaugurated last year by former Railway Minister Nitish Kumar, ply under joint supervision of Konkan Railways and Austrian company ELIN EGB representatives.