Union Minister of Railways, Communications, and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw has recently paid a visit to the Hyperloop test tunnel at IIT Madras, where he made an official declaration that the Hyperloop test tube under construction will become the world’s longest at 410 meters shortly. At present, the 410-meter-long Hyperloop test facility at IIT Madras is the longest in Asia.
First conceptualized by Elon Musk in 2013, Hyperloop technology is a groundbreaking high-speed transport system that propels pods above empty-sealed tubes at speeds surpassing 1,000 km/h. This visionary mode of travel is intended to make transit more carbon-neutral, more effective, and fast.
India’s drive for indigenous hyperloop technology
Ashwini Vaishnaw underlined during his visit plans to produce electronic parts for the Hyperloop at Chennai’s Integral Coach Factory, hence strengthening India’s promise to create native technology. He posted a live presentation on his Instagram profile together with “Longest Hyperloop tube in Asia (410 m)… soon to be the world’s longest.”
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Earlier in May 2022, the Ministry of Railways had given IIT Madras Rs 8.34 crore to help with local development and validation of Hyperloop technology. Pointing to encouraging early findings from ongoing tests, the Union Minister said he believed India was well equipped to embrace this next-generation transportation system.
He also stressed the ground-breaking accomplishments of youth innovators and noted that the whole Hyperloop testing system at IIT Madras has been created with indigenous technologies.
Ashwini Vaishnaw said, congratulating IIT Madras on their cutting-edge work, “This place is so full of so much energy that I cannot describe it. I’m so happy to see young, energetic engineers working on this new technology and doing new experiments. We are providing only small help. I think that this will really lead us to some good solutions for the country, for our people, for our start-ups and for the world of technology as well.”
Hyperloop Research at IIT Madras
Over the last seven years, IIT Madras has been in the vanguard of Hyperloop studies and has made notable progress in the area. Supporting cutting-edge research, Discovery Campus at the institute features a 422-meter-long operational Hyperloop test tube and track that is state-of-the art.
IIT Madras organized Asia’s first Global Hyperloop Competition earlier this year supported by the Ministry of Railways, therefore underlining India’s part in defining Hyperloop technology’s future.
Moreover based in IIT Madras, TuTr Hyperloop, a deep-tech incubated startup, next month will introduce the first commercial Hyperloop technology-based initiative worldwide in India. This advance is a big milestone for Atmanirbhar Bharat and Viksit Bharat 2047, direction India’s drive toward technological self-reliance and creativity.
The Hyperloop: The Next Generation of Quick Transport
Fifth mode of travel, Hyperloop technology offers fast, low-energy, and environmentally friendly trips. Hyperloop capsules can attain velocities well above 1,000 km/h by strongly lowering air resistance, therefore transforming contemporary travel. This technology is set to revolutionize mobility by cutting commuting time and improving connectivity throughout areas.
The next longest Hyperloop test tube in the world at IIT Madras attests to India’s increasing technical might and aspiration to overhaul the future of transportation, given the country’s fast progress in Hyperloop development.
