Zip From Delhi To Jaipur In 30 Mins; India's 1st Hyperloop Test Track Set Up At IIT-M

India's 1st hyperloop test track

[{"selector":"#anim-da44fe6b-373f-4bc2-b80c-936dc13c9fff","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-90d0c0dd-1eee-464e-98c8-fd167d399afc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 844.44418%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] India's first hyperloop test track (422m) developed by IIT Madras with Ministry of Railways Credits: Unsplash

1,000+ km/h

[{"selector":"#anim-8a474889-bfe2-4b07-b2a3-4535f9125d8f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-38babaf1-8041-48ab-b197-969bcac901f2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 241.50323%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Trains travel at 1,000+ km/h in near-vacuum tubes, covering ~350km in 30 minutes. Credits: Unsplash

Delhi-Jaipur journey

[{"selector":"#anim-0a2b0e35-dce6-483a-b38b-fdcd22aedafa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-93f531ef-be15-4735-b9c0-50f6de1fe857","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 885.62060%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Delhi-Jaipur journey (~300km) potentially possible in under 30 minutes. Credits: Unsplash

₹10 lakh grant

[{"selector":"#anim-13e20b7c-ebf7-46ab-a5b8-67428bf532b7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-48250a1e-a2a1-49ed-8c81-ba8abcb0e50e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 866.50296%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Minister Vaishnaw announced ₹10 lakh grant for further hyperloop development. Credits: Unsplash

Indian Railways

[{"selector":"#anim-f36a8bd5-0db4-4a67-9cbd-c5385e9b3ceb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4c596701-2ec0-428e-932c-b5b0d6610cf0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 242.97380%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Indian Railways plans 40-50km commercial project once technology is thoroughly tested Credits: Unsplash

Hyperloop Speed

[{"selector":"#anim-8193a517-e390-48da-9362-a6ed949673a8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-981c5b0f-28e3-4d71-a5fa-f6eac72cd9d6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1265.04630%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Hyperloop capsules reach speeds up to Mach 1 (1,224.71 km/h). Credits: Unsplash

Levitating pods

[{"selector":"#anim-93e118ec-1c92-4124-807e-c9de91a38a1f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a5d8cf0-3e67-4383-8163-087a5c167fe9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1248.37975%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Electromagnetically levitating pods eliminate rail friction and air drag. Credits: Unsplash

IIT Madras Campus

[{"selector":"#anim-57e5e3a5-4494-42f7-86c2-d53bd2d0bf22","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6f42154d-2613-431c-8017-2090e6e43781","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 870.91475%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The project was funded by Ministry of Railways and built at IIT Madras Campus. Credits: Unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-af5c8c6a-9497-4121-8712-14df003fe888","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2501979c-94e6-4479-bf78-893114af11f7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1321.29641%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Are you looking forward to the inauguration of hyperloop? Credits: Unsplash