Can hyperloops substitute high speed rails in the future?

The Hyperloop system is expected to be a faster and economical alternative to conventional short- range aviation and high-speed rails. Moreover, a market study by NASA (Taylor et al., 2016) concluded that developing Hyperloop facilities would be cheaper than other high-speed railway Page 5 5 networks.



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Modelling by Virgin Hyperloop One in 2016 estimated a per-mile cost of $84 to $121 million for a cut-down 107-mile Bay Area project. This compares to a projected cost of $178 million per mile for the full Californian high speed rail project.

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Now, Musk estimates that such a Hyperloop would only cost $6 billion to construct, which may sound like a lot, but high-speed rail between these two cities is estimated to cost $68 billion!

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High-speed rail is generally regarded as the pinnacle of attractive and green transportation. But all too often, it makes train travel more expensive and less flexible. In the end, costly high-speed lines may just push more people into cars.

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If you have 10 tons per square metre pushing on the outside of the Hyperloop, and nothing pushing on the inside, there is a risk of a vacuum collapse - essentially the tube being crushed by the atmosphere, says Mason.

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There is no Hyperloop service in the U.S. today. First mentioned by Musk to a reporter in 2012, the Hyperloop is a high-speed electric vehicle that carries passengers and travels in a low-pressure environment such as a vacuum tube without touching the walls.

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Elon Musk has reportedly abandoned his futuristic high-speed transportation project Hyperloop just six months after announcing plans to begin “full-scale” testing. Hyperloop has been 'indefinitely shelved', according to Bloomberg today.

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