Thanks Hyperloop! Mumbai-Pune trip in just 25 minutes up scaling Maharashtra’s two key cities

Mumbai, June 23: Travelling at times gets quite hectic, but just imagine if your traveling time is reduced and made completely convenient? Mumbai is on the verge of giving you the undue happiness by introducing high tech transportation. The travel time between Mumbai and Pune, which now is around four hours, will get reduced to just 25 minutes with hyperloop technology.

 

The Maharashtra government is exploring the Hyperloop technology to extremely cut the travel time between the two key cities, Mumbai and Pune which is located around 200km away from each other. It has approached a US-based firm, Virgin HyperloopOne, for the modern train project.

The recent visit of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to the United States gave an insight by visiting the Virgin HyperloopOne test site in Nevada and met the company's CEO and board member, Rob Lloyd. The Government of Maharashtra is exploring this transportation technology (Hyperloop) for the Mumbai-Pune route with an aim to reduce the travel time between them to just 25 minutes. Virgin HyperloopOne plans to send engineers to Pune shortly to conduct a study. 

The Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA) has identified a 15-km long demonstration track for Hyperloop. It is noteworthy that 70% of materials and components required for hyperloop can be sourced within Maharashtra itself.

The Virgin Hyperloop One company recently completed a pre-feasibility study for the Mumbai-Pune route. The electric efficient hyperloop system will ease expressway congestion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions up to 1,50,000 ton annually.

Virgin HyperloopOne founder-chairman Richard Branson had announced a framework agreement for the project in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during his visit to Mumbai for the `Magnetic Maharashtra' conclave held in February.