You may commute between Mumbai-Pune in just 10 minutes at price of train ticket. Here’s how
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It’s official! The much hyped On the other hand,
The concept of high-speed travel in tubes has been around for decades. But
While the concept is called Hyperloop, a superfast way to travel at a nominal cost, there are a few companies that are building it into a reality.
"We have five offers on the table from five chief ministers. We spoke to them and the one that will give us the land we will go and build. We have local partners and we are now raising USD 100 million and bringing another investment from abroad," Hyeprloop Transportation Technologies chairman
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While Hyperloop One has convinced the railway minister to attend its India event, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies claims to be in touch with the Transport Minister for the centre
Cost
Building Hyperloop network is expensive but not as much as Bullet Trains. Each kilometre of Hyeprloop costs nearly about $20 million. In its first leg, HTT wants to start with 5-6 km initially.
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Even though the pods travel at a speed higher than passenger planes, the ticket fares are expected to be equal to first class trains or less.Speed
As per the hypothesis is believed, Hyperloop can travel at a speed of 1000 km/hour and definitely a futuristic way to travel.
Imagine your travel between Mumbai to Pune, a distance of 150 km, can be completed in just 10 minutes.
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