With an operational speed of 600 km/hr, the hyperloop train will act as a economic bridge between Mumbai and Pune.
Mumbai-Pune hyperloop link: In a significant boost for India’s connectivity, India’s first Hyperloop train will reportedly run between Mumbai and Pune. The Hyperloop will be faster than bullet trains and is expected to cover the distance between the two cities of Maharashtra in just 25 minutes. As of now, the regular trains take around 3-4 hours to travel between the two cities, but with the introduction of hyperloop, commuters can travel from Pune to Mumbai in just 25 minutes. Here are all the details you need to know about the project.
With an operational speed of 600 km/hr, the hyperloop train will act as a economic bridge between the two cities. Talking about the speed, the frictionless motion of the tube enables it to reach speeds of up to 1200 km per hour. However, readers should note that the maximum speed of the Indian Railways’ Hyperloop system will only be around 600 km/hr. Some reports have also said that starting operational speed of the trains is expected to be 360 km/hr.
Notably, the Mumbai-Pune hyperloop link will be world’s longest hyperloop track.
Hyperloop project developing at IIT Madras will become world’s longest, says Vaishnaw
The ambitious Hyperloop project under development at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras will feature the longest Hyperloop tube in Asia, measuring 410 meters, and is set to become the world’s longest soon, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, as per a report by news agency PTI.
The Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Information Technology, who was on a short visit to the city, inspected the Hyperloop project at IIT Madras on March 15. He stated that the electronics component technology for the Hyperloop project would be developed at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.
“Longest Hyperloop tube in Asia (410 meters)… soon to be the world’s longest @iitmadras,” Vaishnaw said in a social media post on Sunday, sharing a video of his visit to the IIT Madras campus.
Getting into the technology part, Hyperloop is considered the fifth mode of transportation—a high-speed train that travels in a near-vacuum tube. The reduced air resistance allows the capsule inside the tube to reach speeds of over 1,000 km per hour.
(With inputs from agencies)
