The Skybus Metro was a prototype suspended railway system invented by the Indian technician B Rajaram with the Konkan railway. A 1.6 km (1 mile) test track in Margao, Goa began testing in 2004, but on September 25, one employee died and three were injured in an accident when buses collided with the concrete pillars. It was assumed that the test track would extend to 10.5 km, but no progress has been made since the accident, and the system has not been adopted anywhere else in India. In 2013, the Konkan Railway announced the demolition of the line.
In 2004, the Konkan Railway conducted a Sky Bus test in Margao, Goa, with the help of the Goa state government. On September 25, one employee died and three were injured in an accident, which ended the trial.
In October 2013, Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC) decided to suspend the SkyBus project to reduce costs. The 1.6 km test track will be dismantled as a result of the decision. The KRC had requested the interest of foreign firms to maintain and update the test track, this was received with a poor response that also contributed to the decision to dismantle.
Managing Director Bhanu Prakash Tayal shared that KRC was unable to design critical components such as the "swing suppressor" and "switching devices" that could have addressed the safety concerns surrounding the project since the 2004 crash.
The track ran 1.6 kilometers (1 mile). It was assumed that the test track would extend to 10.5 km. Rajaram defended Sky Bus, stating that the accident was avoidable. The most pronounced gradient was 2%. The sharpest curve had a radius of 100 m. The maximum radius of the vertical curve was 3375m.