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The modern idea of the Hyperloop comes from the United States, however America is not the nation responsible for this innovation taking place. In fact, it’s on the other side of the Pacific where the Hyperloop will prove it’s the transportation of the future.
A Netherlands company has recently won a SpaceX competition related to the Hyperloop, and is aiming to establish Hyperloop transportation across Europe.
Image Source: Hardt – Europe’s first Hyperloop test facility.
European company Hardt Global Mobility (HGM) deals with transportation and construction, and is currently modifying the Hyperloop idea.
While HGM is the face of this venture, companies and institutions such as Dutch Railway Company Nederlandse Spoorwegen, construction company BAM, and the Technical University of Delft are working to make the Hyperloop a reality.
Image Source: Hardt – Opening of Hardt test facility with Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment, Melanie Schultz van Haegen, the CEO of BAM Infra, Marinus Schimmel, and the President of the TU Delft, Tim van der Hagen.
Tim Houter, the CEO of HGM, says that the company’s testing centre is already in its testing phase and HGM, along with its partners are working on other safety systems technologies required to improve the hyperloop transportation.
Hardt Global Mobility wants to connect Amsterdam and Paris within the next four years. If everything works according to plans, this major achievement will end long train trips. Theoretically, hyperloop transportation travels with speeds of more than 1100 km/h. While the distance between Netherlands and France is almost five-hundred kilometres, it should take less than thirty-five minutes to reach either country once the Hyperloop is complete.
Double Decker (also known as NS-(V)IRM) train at Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena.
Currently, if driving from Paris to Amsterdam, it takes 5 hours and 32 minutes. If the train is taken, the trip is 3 hours and 23 minutes.
Traditional modes of transportation are having a negative impact on the environment. However, the companies who are now working with the new hyperloop technology say it will be safer for people and the environment, as well as the time-saving factor.
If this works out, then nations like the Czech Republic and Slovakia are going to be the next ones in line for the groundbreaking transportation.
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