India’s 1st Hyperloop Test Track Ready: Delhi–Jaipur in 30 Minutes!
India has set a new phase in its march toward futuristic transportation! IIT Madras, with the help of the Ministry of Railways, established India’s very first Hyperloop test track. The 422-meter-long track, being developed in the IIT Madras campus, would do the magic of covering a distance of 350 km in just 30 minutes! This implies that one of its key advantages is that in the future, one could do Delhi–Jaipur (essentially a distance of 300 km) in less than 30 minutes.
Government Support & Future Plans
The Ministry of Railways is financing the project, and early results have been very positive. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw expressed his excitement over the development, stating,
“The first pod of 422 meters in length will create room for large technological developments. The government has already given two grants of $1 million each, and now the same amount is going to be released as the third grant to IIT Madras to bolster the Hyperloop project.”
Indian Railways have now decided to take the technology a step ahead and work on putting the first commercial Hyperloop project on-ground in India.
What is Hyperloop?
Hyperloop is known as the fifth mode of transport and is designed for ultra-high-speed travel. The system uses vacuum tubes in which special capsules, called pods, move at extraordinarily high speeds with very little resistance.
“The Hyperloop is an electromagnetically levitated capsule traveling within a vacuum tube; this will eliminate friction and air drag, allowing it to fly up to Mach 1.0, or around 1,225 km/h,” say the experts.
Why would Hyperloop be a game-changer?
- Speed up – to be twice as fast as an airplane.
- Weather-Corridor – would not be delayed by bad weather.
- No collision – enabling the safest ride.
- Energy-efficient – would consume much less power and run almost 24 hours every day.
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