Mumbai-Pune travel under 30 minutes: First phase of Virgin Hyperloop One expected to commence before the end of 2019

construction of first phase of Virgin Hyperloop One's proposed Mumbai-Pune hyperloop route is w expected to start by end of this year, according to Construction Week. Virgin Hyperloop One's Managing Director for Middle East and India regions, Harj Dhaliwal was quoted as revealing plans to commence construction of Phase 1 of proposed Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop route before end of 2019. Once project is complete, travel time between Mumbai and Pune can reduce from 3 and a half hours to only 25 minutes. Distance between two cities is about 150 kilometres.

proposed Hyperloop route between Mumbai and Pune is expected to benefit population of 26 million combined of both cities and would connect Navi Mumbai Internation Airport to Pune. first phase of proposed Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop route only covers 11.8 kilometres demonstration track and its construction is said to complete by 2023. However, American transport tech company will make use of private investment of $500 million to work on Phase 1.

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timeline for Phase 1 construction is expected to remain unchanged as virtually, re is room for difficulties when it comes to land acquisition process. Upon completion of Phase 1 work, company will eventually commence with Phase 2 work, which will build rest of stretch with tracks moving into two separate directions in Mumbai: Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Navi Mumbai to expedite cargo transport.

Hyperloop passway should be parallel to Mumbai-Pune Expressway built right under it. Hyperloop is conceived as a new mode of transport that moves passengers and cargo faster from a source to destination. y are loed into Hyperloop vehicle that accelerates thanks to electric propulsion in a low-pressure tube. It floats above track, courtesy of using magnetic levitation. Thanks to ultra-low aerodynamic drag, Hyperloop vehicle travels at airline speeds.

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“We signed [memorandum of understanding] with Maharashtra state in vember 2017,” Harj Dhaliwal told Construction Week.

“We n did a pre-feasibility study to demonstrate ecomic financial case to state, federal authorities, and our investors,” he ded.

Every year, an estimated 80 to 199 million passengers travel between Mumbai and Pune. Virgin Hyperloop One is looking to meet this demand by deploying Hyperloop pods several times per minute. In a nutshell, Phase 1 is only a demonstration phase "to prove to regulators that our system is reliable, safe, and certified for use by public."