Electronics for Hyperloop project to be developed at ICF Chennai, says Ashwini Vaishnaw after visiting IIT Madras test facility
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on 15 March 2025 that the electronics technology for the Hyperloop project will be developed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, after he witnessed a demonstration at IIT Madras's 410-metre Hyperloop test facility, the longest in Asia.
Summary
Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting and Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the Hyperloop testing facility at the IIT Madras Discovery Campus on 15 March 2025 and witnessed a live demonstration. He said the 410-metre Hyperloop test tube there is the longest Hyperloop test facility in Asia and that the entire testing system was developed with indigenous technology. The Railway Ministry has provided funding and technical assistance to the project, and its electronics technology will now be developed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, which developed electronics systems for the Vande Bharat trains. He congratulated IIT Madras's young innovators and the Avishkar team.
Key facts
- Date
- 15 March 2025
- Place
- IIT Madras Discovery Campus, Tamil Nadu
- Test tube
- 410 m — longest Hyperloop test facility in Asia
- Electronics
- To be developed at ICF Chennai
- Support
- Railway Ministry funding and technical help
- Team
- Avishkar, IIT Madras
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where will the electronics technology for India's Hyperloop project be developed, as announced by Ashwini Vaishnaw on 15 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
Vaishnaw said all the electronics technology for the Hyperloop project will be developed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai.
What is the length of the Hyperloop test tube at IIT Madras, described by the Railway Minister in March 2025 as the longest Hyperloop test facility in Asia?
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Correct answer: B — 410 metres
The minister said the 410-metre-long Hyperloop test tube at IIT Madras is the longest Hyperloop test facility in Asia.
Consider the following statements about the IIT Madras Hyperloop project, as described by the Railway Minister on 15 March 2025: 1. The Ministry of Railways has provided financial funding and technical assistance to the project. 2. The test facility is located at IIT Madras's main campus in Guindy. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the Hyperloop test facility is at the IIT Madras Discovery Campus; the minister visited the Guindy campus separately for the Open House 2025 exhibition.