In 2017, US-based Virgin Hyperloop One signed an MoU with PMRDA to commence feasibility studies for such a route. Photo: ReutersOver the past eight months, the scenario of a Hyperloop line connecting Mumbai to Pune has advanced steadily from a mere idea to an actual possibility. Nor will we offer estimates of the likely traffic that a Hyperloop line will enable or occasion between Mumbai and Pune even if we have preliminary estimates. Rather, in what follows, we wish to dwell on how the urban landscapes of Mumbai and Pune might be transformed by a Hyperloop line. Already, each city enjoys considerable agglomeration economies, which are the myriad benefits of businesses and households co-locating near each other.

Source: Mint May 15, 2018 17:37 UTC