Only 20 years ago AVE joined for the first time Barcelona and Madrid. When it premiered on February 20, 2008, being able to combine the state’s two major cities in “just” two and a half hours seemed like fiction. Twenty years later, several companiesspace tourism race“, to start hyperloopbe able to unite these two towns a little more 30 minutes.
Hyperloop is not a train. It is a means of transportation. big tube in an almost empty. It will slip a little in capsules It will be able to transport passengers at speeds exceeding 1,000 kilometers per hour. levitation. If it happens, aeroplane It may cease to be the main medium-range transport mode in Europe; with the result reduction of pollutant emissions what does this mean?
A solution to reconnect Barcelona
There are multiple manufacturers currently working on this project and one of them is the company. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT). your CEO, Andres de LeonOne to Cadena SER ticket To travel on your Hyperloop model price “75% of the cost of airfare” and that its capsules will have a capacity of “28 to 58 passengers”.
Andrés de León points out that in addition to connecting Barcelona to Madrid, his Hyperloop could be an alternative to flying for longer trips. Barcelona – Seville. Actually the demand for AVE trains”falls violentlyWhen it comes to travel between the Andalusian and Catalan capitals (a direct train takes an average of 5 hours and 30 minutes). “HyperloopTT, solve this problem from a sustainable, very safe and much faster means of transportation”.
“Capacity of Hyperloop pods 28 to 58 people“He confirms. Likewise, the CEO says that they are currently working on a project in Turkey. Italy build The first 10 kilometer tube between Venice and Padua. “This first attempt aims to test and confirm its viability,” he states.
in this edition World Mobile Congress Hyperloop TT at (MWC) held in Barcelona from February 27 to March 2, second prototype The 32-square-metre capsules that could one day connect Madrid and Barcelona in less than 60 minutes. 1,200 kilometers per hour.