Hyperloop To Reduce Mumbai-Pune Travel Time To 15 Mins, Maharashtra Govt Signs Agreement
Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority PMRDA has signed a memorandum of understanding MoU with Hyperloop One a Los Angeles-based company on Wednesday. The deal was signed with the Virgin Hyperloop d for exploring the possibility of connecting Mumbai and Pune with hyperloop transportation system.
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According to Mumbai Mirror report, the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyperloop One, a Los Angeles- based company, on Wednesday.
MoU signed in presence of CM @Dev_Fadnavis betwn PMRDA and @HyperloopOne to conduct pre-feasibility study of routes in Maharashtra State, particularly in Pune-Mumbai region, where Hyperloop based passenger transit system can be implemented. pic.twitter.com/Y7BGCaa6Q1
¡ª CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) November 16, 2017
The new transport system could also streamline airport connectivity, such as connecting Pune¡¯s new Purandar Airport to the city center or Navi Mumbai International Airport to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.
Hyperloop is a new mode of transportation which carries passenger freights in pods via electro-magnetic propulsion through low pressure tubes.@HyperloopOne
¡ª CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) November 16, 2017
Hyperloop is a new mode of transportation which carries passengers, freights in pods via electro-magnetic propulsion through low pressure tube. It is fast, having speed up to 670 mph (1,080 kmh)
Fadnavis said, "Hyperloop is the future of Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) developed for demands of the 21st century. It requires high density traffic for becoming viable means of rapid public transport, which is available between Pune and Mumbai."
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