Soon you will be able to travel from Delhi to Jaipur in just 30 minutes. In this regard, the IIT Madras with support from the Ministry of Railways has developed a 422-meter-long, India's first hyperloop test track. With this new technology, 350 km can be covered in just 30 minutes. Once this track is ready for use after trial, you can travel from Delhi to Jaipur in less than half an hour.
Sharing details on X (formerly Twitter), Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw wrote, "Government-academia collaboration is driving innovation in futuristic transportation." This 422-metre-long track will soon revolutionise high-speed travel in the country. This project with support from the Ministry of Railways was built at the IIT Madras Campus.
What Is A Hyperloop Track?
Considered as the 'fifth mode of transport', Hyperloop is a high-speed transportation system for long-distance travel. The hyperloop track allows trains to travel at very high speed via special capsules in vacuum tubes.
The new technology involves an electromagnetically levitating pod within a vacuum tube to eliminate friction and air drag and potentially allowing the pod to reach speeds up to Mach 1.0. it should be noted that a Mach is around 761 miles per hour at sea level on a standard day.
After Vaishnaw gave further details about the track, it is believed that the Indian Railways is planning to launch its first commercial hyperloop project soon.