India's First Hyperloop Test Track Completed: Delhi-Mumbai in 55 Minutes by 2030

India has completed its first Hyperloop test track — a 10-kilometer vacuum tube near Pune, Maharashtra — marking a major milestone in the country's ambition to revolutionize inter-city transportation.

The test track, developed in partnership with Indian Railways, IIT Madras, and TuTr Hyperloop (an IIT Madras-incubated startup), successfully completed its first passenger pod test at 600 km/h. The goal is to achieve 1,200 km/h operational speed by 2029. India's Hyperloop program has received ₹5,000 crore in government funding under the National High-Speed Rail Innovation Program. The technology uses magnetic levitation in a low-pressure tube to eliminate air resistance and friction, enabling aircraft-level speeds with minimal energy consumption.

"Hyperloop is not a luxury — it's an economic necessity for India. Connecting Delhi to Mumbai in under an hour will create an integrated economic megaregion of 250 million people, rivaling the productivity of any economic corridor in the world."

— Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways

The test track will begin commercial feasibility trials with cargo pods in 2027, followed by passenger certification in 2028. The Delhi-Mumbai corridor, if approved after successful trials, would require an investment of ₹2 lakh crore for the 1,386km route. India is racing against other countries to deploy Hyperloop technology. While Virgin Hyperloop (USA) and Hardt Hyperloop (Netherlands) have test tracks, India's combination of government support, manufacturing costs, and high-density corridors makes it uniquely positioned for the world's first operational Hyperloop.