One of 21 teams competing for the fastest pod design showcase their imagination of a ‘Hyperloop’ed world.
A Hyperloop team at a Netherlands based university is giving the world a peek into what a Hyperloop station could look like not long into the future.
Delft Hyperloop, the name for a team of students from various exotic disciplines at the Delft University of Technology, will participate at the Space X 2019 Hyperloop Pod Competition coming up this Sunday, 21st of July.
As part of the build-up to the competition, Delft Hyperloop has showcased their imagination of what a passenger Hyperloop pod and Amsterdam Hyperloop station could look like at some time in future.
The rendering of the station takes cues from modern airport and railway station terminals. The concept also visualises ‘platforms’ where passengers could walk into or disembark from Hyperloop pods.
Also visible are Delft’s idea of a Hyperloop pod, the focus of most research and development so far, with various teams from institutions across the world competing to build the fastest self-propelled pod. Of the 21 teams to participate in the 2019 competition, one is from Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, calling themselves Avishkar.
The winning entry in the previous year’s competition was able to propel their pod design up to a speed of 467 kph (290 mph). The test was conducted at SpaceX’s Hyperloop test track.
Elon Musk envisages that passenger-fit Hyperloop pods will eventually travel at 1,220 kph or 760 mph through the tubes.
The India Connection
Over the past several years, Hyperloop has generated excitement and hype not just overseas, but also in India. Many potential routes across India, including Mumbai – Delhi and Mumbai to Chennai via Bangalore, have been speculated upon by everyone from enthusiasts to industry watchers.
Hyperloop One has gone as far as signing a framework agreement with the Government of Maharashtra. The plan, according to Harj Dhaliwal of Hyperloop, to study feasibility and construct a demo track somewhere between Mumbai and Pune. The company currently has a test track in Nevada, US.
The larger proposed plan is to reduce Mumbai – Pune travel tie to as little as 25 minutes. Road and train travel between the two cities today can take anywhere between 2 and 4 hours.
Source: Engadget