Bharat’s First Hyperloop Test Track Completed: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Shares Video
A hyperloop infrastructure that can transform the Railways experience to enable travel at airplane-like speeds is a vision thought a long time back. The execution of this vision has already started as Union Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw has yesterday officially confirmed on X platform that India’s first hyperloop test track has been completed by IIT Madras.
Watch: Bharat’s first Hyperloop test track (410 meters) completed.
👍 Team Railways, IIT-Madras’ Avishkar Hyperloop team and TuTr (incubated startup)
📍At IIT-M discovery campus, Thaiyur pic.twitter.com/jjMxkTdvAd
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) December 5, 2024
He has also shared a video that shows the 410-mile track and has congratulated Indian Railways, IIT Madras Avishkar hyperloop team, and TuTr. This track is located on the IIT Madras campus in Thaiyur.
Confused about what exactly Hyperloop is?
Well, Hyperloop works on a technology that would use magnetic levitation in low-pressure tubes to transport people and goods at airplane-like speeds. The Hyperloop team’s central objective is the advancement and commercialization of Hyperloop technologies for high-speed, affordable, reliable, and sustainable transportation.
Reportedly the pod will carry 24-28 people at once and the vehicle will operate on a frictionless path at a very high speed. This system will provide passengers with point-to-point access and allow them to reach their destination directly and the train will also not stop between two destinations. This first Hyperloop train is said to operate between Mumbai and Pune reducing the travel time to just 25 minutes.
