At times one wishes that if they could just travel or transport themselves with just a snap of their fingers- at least I did.
Although that is not possible-yet, this is the next best option.
The Indian State of Maharashtra has announced their intent to build a Virgin Hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai, beginning with an operational demonstration track.
Sir Richard Branson, a billionaire tycoon and the Chairman of Virgin Hyperloop, made the announcement at an event in India.
“It was an honor to have Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, alongside us as we signed a Framework Agreement for the project. The Hyperloop route would link central Pune, Navi Mumbai International Airport, and Mumbai in 25-minutes and connect 26 million people.
“Supporting 150 million passenger trips per year, it would help create a thriving, competitive mega-region.”
The billionaire visionary hoped that Hyperloop One could transform India into a global transportation pioneer.
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“As Virgin Hyperloop One Chairman, I’m incredibly excited about the potential to truly transform not just transportation, but wider society. Virgin Hyperloop One can help India become a global transportation pioneer and forge a new world-changing industry. As our team’s studies have found, the Pune-Mumbai route could result in $55 billion (Dh202billion; INR 350,000 crores) in socio-economic benefits, time savings, accident reduction and operational cost savings, over 30 years of operation.”
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The high-capacity passenger and cargo hyperloop system are expected to create tens of thousands of jobs, helping to attract new business and investment in the region. The 100% electric, efficient system will also ease severe expressway congestion and could reduce greenhouse gas emissions up to 86,000 tons over 30 years.
Why I believe @Virgin @HyperloopOne could have the same impact upon India in the 21st century as trains did in the 20th century https://t.co/IkYbfIs2yi pic.twitter.com/WEuS6VWbzU
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) February 18, 2018
“I believe Virgin Hyperloop One could have the same impact upon India in the 21st century as trains did in the 20th century. The Pune-Mumbai route is an ideal first corridor as part of a national hyperloop network that will dramatically reduce travel times between most of India’s major cities to under two hours,” he added.
Excited about what the future holds for Hyperloop One, Branson said: “Virgin Hyperloop One is the only company in the world that has built a fully operational Hyperloop system. I have been fortunate to visit the wonderful team and see them in action at our fully operational test site in Nevada, working hard to make Hyperloop a reality. I’m excited to see what’s next.”
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