You may commute between Mumbai-Pune in just 10 minutes at price of train ticket. Here’s how

It’s official! The much hyped Hyperloop technology is officially coming to India. However let’s not confuse between Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) and this one. As per an invite shared with the media, Hyeprloop One will hold a press conference this Tuesday in Delhi, where the Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu and NITI Ayog CEO Amitabh Kant will be present.

On the other hand, Hyeprloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) is in talks with at least five state governments to build a high-speed travel network. It is also raising $100 million to invest in India.

The concept of high-speed travel in tubes has been around for decades. But Elon Musk incorporated reduced-pressure tubes in which pressurized capsules ride on an air cushion driven by linear induction motors and air compressors and made this a reality. This mode of passenger and freight transportation would propel a pod-like vehicle through a near-vacuum tube at more than airline speed. The alpha version of the proposal, published on the SpaceX website, describes claims of the design of the system, as well as its function.

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 Bibop Gresta told news agency PTI.

Gresta further said that he had met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also the Chief Ministers of various states including Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand and expressed his interest in starting the project. If the government helps Gresta is selecting lands and sorting other red tapes, Hyperloop may start operating in India within 3 years from now.

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 Nitin Gadkari.

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.

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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