IIT Madras completed India’s first Hyperloop train test track
- IIT Madras completed India’s first Hyperloop train test track.
- IIT Madras has completed a 410-meter Hyperloop test track. It is a significant milestone toward futuristic transport systems.
- This project has been led by the Avishkar Hyperloop team of IIT Madras in association with TuTr, a startup incubated at the institute.
- The Hyperloop concept was given by Elon Musk in 2012.
- This development will take India closer to adopting this cutting-edge transportation technology.
- The technology will be implemented in two phases: the first phase will feature an 11.5-kilometre test track to validate and certify the technology.
- After the successful trials, a 100 km Hyperloop train track will be made in the second phase.
- Hyperloop trains have been designed to reach up to 1,100 km/h, with an operational speed of around 360 km/h.
- This system works within a vacuum-sealed, frictionless environment.
- Under this technology, each pod, capable of carrying 24-28 passengers, will travel directly between destinations without stops.
- India’s first full-scale Hyperloop project has been planned between Mumbai and Pune.
