EUROPE'S HYPERLOOP PLANS

HARDT Hyperloop of The Netherlands

Source:  HARDT Hyperloop

Paris to Amsterdam in 90 Minutes

In The Netherlands, a proposal to

develop a hyperloop network

for Europe is picking up steam.

This, as a feasibility study has

concluded a hi-tech link, would be

economically feasible. The study

was commissioned by Dutch

startup HARDT Hyperloop

and the Province of Northern

Holland. 

Hyperloop Travel

The hyperloop mode of

transportation is the

brainchild of Tesla CEO

Elon Musk. At the moment, he's not

involved in this European project.

The hyperloop involves train-like

pods for travelers to be propelled

through low pressure steel vacuum

tubes at speeds of 600 mph plus.

Commuting Times

The new feasibility study

concluded that a European-wide

hyperloop system would have 

significant benefits.  The benefits

include shorter commuting 

times, blurring boundaries 

and growing economic benefits.

The study says it could cut

commuting times between

Paris and Amsterdam to 90

minutes, as compared to a

5 hour drive-time.  And, the hyperloop

would cut train travel time in half.

Next Steps

The study concludes that the 

hyperloop could ferry 200,000

people an hour with no

pollution.  Next steps needed to

build the system are securing

funding and government clearances.

Among current hyperloop

projects underway is Virgin

Hyperloop One's plans, approved

by the government of India, to

build a hyperloop between the

cities of Mumbai and Pune.

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