Hyperloop Being Developed At IIT-M: Vaishnaw

Chennai: The ambitious Hyperloop project under development at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras will feature the longest Hyperloop tube in Asia, measuring 410 meters, and is set to become the world's longest soon, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday.

The Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Information Technology, who was on a short visit to the city, inspected the Hyperloop project at IIT Madras on March 15. He stated that the electronics component technology for the Hyperloop project would be developed at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.

"Longest Hyperloop tube in Asia (410 meters)... soon to be the world's longest @iitmadras," Vaishnaw said in a social media post on Sunday, sharing a video of his visit to the IIT Madras campus.