yperloop Tube: IIT Madras has built Asia’s longest Hyperloop Tube. Railway Minister Vaishnav has said that India is soon going to build the world’s largest Hyperloop Tube. The Railway Minister visited IIT Madras and also shared its video on social media.

Hyperloop Tube: After semi-high-speed trains like Vande Bharat, and high-speed trains like bullet trains, now Indian Railways is moving towards superhigh-speed trains. If everything goes well, the distance of 1,040 km from Delhi to Patna can be covered in just 1 hour. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has claimed that India is going to build the world’s largest hyperloop tube soon. Referring to the Hyperloop project at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, he said that Asia’s longest hyperloop tube has been built, which is 410 meters long. He also said that this project is on its way to becoming the world’s longest hyperloop tube soon.

Vaishnav, Minister of Railways, Information and Broadcasting and Information Technology, inspected the project during his brief visit to Chennai on March 15. Sharing a video of his visit, he posted on social media, ‘Asia’s longest Hyperloop Tube (410 metres) is soon going to become the world’s longest Hyperloop Tube.

The speed will be 1000 kilometres

Hyperloop technology is considered the fifth mode of transport, in which high-speed pods travel in an almost vacuum tube. By reducing air resistance, these pods can achieve speeds of over 1,000 kilometers per hour, revolutionizing future transportation. According to the Railway Minister, India is making significant progress in Hyperloop technology and the entire test system is being developed indigenously.

Its coaches will be made in Chennai.

The electronics components of this project will be developed at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, further strengthening India’s self-reliance in advanced transportation systems. The minister also informed that the tests conducted so far have shown promising results, bringing the country closer to realizing hyperloop transportation. In May 2022, the Ministry of Railways approved the allocation of Rs 8.34 crore to IIT Madras to develop and validate the technology.

How does this technology work

Capsules or pods are used to run this Hyperloop tube, in which passengers or cargo are loaded and these capsules or pods are run on electrical magnets in large transparent pipes above the ground. Due to the magnetic effect, these pods will rise a little above the track, which will increase the speed and reduce friction. In the Hyperloop vehicle, the passenger pods are gradually given high speed through electric propulsion inside a low-pressure tube.