Faster than airplane on land; India's milestone in transportation technology; first Hyperloop test track complete

NEW DELHI: India has decided to implement hyperloop transport that helps travel faster than an aircraft through a massive tube on land. Union Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw said that the Railways has completed the country's first hyperloop test track at the Thaiyur campus of Madras IIT. The track is 410 meters long.

Introduced in 2013 by US millionaire and SpaceX owner Elon Musk, the hyperloop transport concept is gaining popularity around the world.

The track was constructed in collaboration with the Avishkar Hyperloop team, comprising 76 students of IIT Madras, and TuTr Hyperloop, a start-up. A speed of 100 kmph was achieved in the first tests. A top speed of 600 kmph will be tested next. The minister also shared a video of the pipeline route.

Musk introduced the hyperloop as the fifth mode of transportation after road, rail, ship and aircraft.

Long-distance tubeway (tube). Pod stations (terminal) passing through it

Fast travel through magnetism

Low pressure in the tube (partially empty - vacuum). Atmospheric pressure on passengers' pods. The tube is a guidance track using magnets. Since the pods also have magnets, in the magnetic levitation (maglev) principle, the pods will leap forward without touching anywhere in the tube. It will move forward in the power of magnetism. Since the tube is partially empty, the friction is minimal. Batteries for electricity.

• 24-28 passengers in a pod.
• Speed up to 1100 km/h
• The speed of the Boeing aircraft is 850 kmph.

Two phases in India:

• 11.5 km test line first.
• 100 kilometers of road if it succeeds.
• A hyperloop that will make the Mumbai-Pune journey, which now requires three hours, a possible in 25 minutes, is in consultation.