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India's Hyperloop tube to soon become world's longest at 410 metres
Hyperloop is a high-speed train that runs in a vacuum in a tube
- PUBLISHED: Mon 17 Mar 2025, 10:06 AM
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- ANI
The Hyperloop tube, being developed with the help of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, is soon set to be the world's longest tube, measuring 410 metres in length.
The 410-metre-long Hyperloop test tube located at IIT Chennai is already the longest Hyperloop test facility in Asia. Hyperloop is a high-speed train that runs in a vacuum in a tube.
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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the testing facility on Saturday, march 15 and witnessed a live demonstration. "Longest Hyperloop tube in Asia (410 metres)... soon to be the world's longest," he said.
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Speaking to journalists, the minister said the entire testing system for Hyperloop transportation has been developed using indigenous technologies, and congratulated all the young innovators for the achievement.
The minister expressed confidence that India will soon be ready for Hyperloop transportation, as the technology, which is currently under development, has yielded good results in the tests conducted so far.
The Railway Ministry has been provided financial funding and technical assistance for the Hyperloop project, and now, all the electronics technology will be developed at ICF Chennai.
The minister stated that highly skilled experts at the ICF factory have successfully developed electronic systems for Vande Bharat high-speed trains, and the technology for this Hyperloop project will also be developed at ICF.
The minister congratulated the young innovators team of IIT Chennai and the Avishkar organisation for this successful testing.
Later, he visited the IIT Chennai campus in Guindy, where he inspected the exhibition organised by the IIT's Center for Innovation titled Open House 2025. He interacted with students and young innovators. During the interaction, he stated that India will become a leading country in all sectors under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The minister noted that the youth are performing efficiently in fields of data science, artificial intelligence, and semiconductors, and that India has the highest number of skilled youth in the world, who will play a significant role in making India a developed nation.
He also announced that presently there are five semiconductor facilities operational in the country and the first India-made semiconductor will be rolled out by the end of this year.
The official presented prizes and shields to the winners of the innovation competition held during the exhibition and encouraged them to create more inventions. Dr Kamakoti, Director of IIT Chennai, was also present at the event.