New Delhi (Sputnik) — Banking on the Indian government's ambition to decongest the country's road and rail transport, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has come up with a pre-feasibility study, which aims to provide high-speed transportation in a 700-800 kilometer stretch along India's southern city of Andhra Pradesh.
The proposed system will connect the towns of Anantapur-Amaravathi-Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam as part of an integrated public transit system. HTT has also proposed setting up a manufacturing complex where it plans to build the tube, capsule and track and carry out 3D printing of some locomotive parts.
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"We appreciate the pre-feasibility presentation made by Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and look forward to the feasibility study," J Krishna Kishore, the CEO of the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board, added.
On February this year, Richard Branson-backed Virgin Hyperloop One had signed a framework agreement with the Maharashtra government to connect Mumbai and Pune. This deal aims for a commercial hyperloop line operational by 2025. The company hopes to complete the feasibility study by September this year.
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For the last five years, the revolutionary transportation system has constantly been discussed, but with little action. However, last month, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced that it had begun constructing a test loop in France.
