By MOOK Scenic Spots Chen Wenlin, compiled and reported
South Korea recently announced plans to build a "hyperloop," an ultra-high-speed train that is expected to reduce the travel time between Seoul and Busan to just 16 minutes. The project is set to be completed by 2021, allowing travelers in the future to commute between Seoul and Busan at any time without spending extra hours on the road.
South Korea to build a hyperloop, expected to shorten travel time from Seoul to Busan (Photo / wired.com)
The "hyperloop" is a high-speed transportation system where pods travel through reduced-pressure, near-vacuum tubes, propelled by linear induction motors and air compressors along electromagnetic levitation tracks powered by solar energy, achieving ultra-high speeds.
Traveling through vacuum tubes using electromagnetic levitation (Photo / wired.com)
According to foreign media reports, South Korea has announced plans to develop a "hyperloop," which is expected to take four years to build. Once completed, the travel time between Seoul and Busan will be less than 20 minutes, drastically cutting the current approximate three-hour journey.
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