Virgin Hyperloop One is Coming To India (cnet.com)

Posted by msmash on Monday February 19, 2018 @07:00AM from the up-next dept.

Hyperloop is coming to India. From a report: The western-central Indian state of Maharashta plans to build a Virgin Hyperloop track between Pune and Mumbai, British entrepreneur and Virgin boss Richard Branson announced on Monday in a blog post. Virgin Hyperloop One will start by building a demo track, with the aim of eventually supporting 150 million passenger trips per year. It should reduce the 2.5-hour car journey or 3-hour train journey between the two cities to just 25 minutes, and will also stop off at Mumbai airport.

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Re:I'm glad... by ShanghaiBill · 2018-02-19 07:24 · Score: 4, Insightful

All progress involves some failures. America used to accept failures. Today we avoid progress.
Re:In India? by Cedillas · 2018-02-19 07:50 · Score: 2, Insightful

I agree. Being an American that spends several months of the year in Mumbai, I understand the frustration of using the conventional rail lines and the greater frustration with traffic during peak hours. This will be popular with the middle-class. I would expect it to be a win for Pune as well.