Missouri Hyperloop
The Missouri Hyperloop is a proposed high-speed transportation route in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1][2] The hyperloop would connect the cities of St. Louis, Columbia, and Kansas City, complementing the busy Interstate 70.[3] Cross-state travel between Missouri's two largest cities would be reduced from four hours to under 30 minutes.[4]
In 2017, the Missouri Hyperloop Coalition was formed as a partnership between
In 2019, Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced the formation of a Blue Ribbon panel to examine the details of funding and construction, including a potential 10–15-mile (16–24 km) test track.[11][2] The corridor has been described as an ideal location because of its relative flatness, population density, and preexisting infrastructure.[12] Virgin Hyperloop CEO Jay Walder referred to Missouri as a "model process" for planning hyperloops.[13][14]
In June 2019, Virgin Hyperloop One announced a partnership with the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts of Washington University in St. Louis to further investigate different proposals for the Missouri Hyperloop.[15]
In October 2020, West Virginia was announced as the location for the test track,[16] though this was never constructed.[17] In December 2023, Hyperloop One announced it was shutting down after failing to obtain any contracts to build a working system.[18]
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- ^ "Virgin Hyperloop chooses West Virginia, not Missouri, for test track". KSHB 41 Kansas City News. October 8, 2020.
- ^ Hoppy Kercheval (March 24, 2023). "Hyperloop Stalls". MetroNews.
- ^ McBride, Sarah (December 21, 2023). "Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 21, 2023.