Synopsis

Each year, train accidents – derailments, collisions, and crossings where drivers are fatally struck – claim dozens of lives. But the question remains: how perilous is rail travel? This report examines recent tragedies and innovative technologies poised to avert future disasters, with a particular focus on Japan’s remarkably safe bullet trains, which boast an impeccable safety record. What measures are necessary to inaugurate a new era of safer, faster, more modern, and dependable train journeys