Integral Coach Factory Chennai To Develop Electronics For Hyperloop Project

Chennai, Mar 17 (KNN) Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has announced that the electronics component technology for the Hyperloop project will be developed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.

The announcement came during his visit to the Hyperloop testing facility at IIT Madras Discovery Campus, where he witnessed a live demonstration of the technology.

During his visit, Minister Vaishnaw highlighted that the 410-meter-long Hyperloop test tube located at IIT Chennai is the longest such facility in Asia.

He emphasised that the entire testing system for Hyperloop transportation has been developed using indigenous technologies and congratulated the young innovators for this achievement.

Speaking to journalists, the Minister expressed confidence that India will soon be ready for Hyperloop transportation, noting that the technology has yielded promising results in tests conducted thus far.

The Railway Ministry has provided financial funding and technical assistance to the project, and now all electronics technology will be developed at ICF Chennai, where highly skilled experts have already successfully developed large electronics systems for Vande Bharat high-speed trains.

Minister Vaishnaw congratulated the young innovators team of IIT Chennai and the Avishkar organisation for their successful testing work.

He later visited the IIT Chennai campus in Guindy, where he inspected the exhibition organised by the IIT's Centre for Innovation titled Open House 2025 and interacted with students and young innovators.

During these interactions, the Minister stated that India will become a leading country in all sectors under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He noted that Indian youth are performing efficiently in fields such as data science, artificial intelligence, and semiconductors, highlighting that India has the highest number of skilled youth in the world who will play a significant role in making India a developed nation.

The Minister also announced that there are currently five semiconductor facilities operational in the country, with the first India-made semiconductor expected to be rolled out by the end of this year.

The Minister presented prizes and shields to the winners of the innovation competition held during the exhibition and encouraged them to create more new inventions. Dr. Kamakoti, Director of IIT Chennai, was also present at the event.

(KNN Bureau)