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It takes 8 hours to fly between the US and the UK. But imagine that you can complete this journey in just one hour. A proposed transatlantic tunnel would connect New York and London and could be a great plan for the future. The concept of building a 4828 km long trans-Atlantic train tunnel has come to the fore. It is possible that someday technology will advance so far that this concept will become true.
The proposal is not new, but was once considered impossible due to the length of its construction and the amount of money required. There has been development from vacuum tube technology to pressure vehicles. In such a situation, this concept can prove to be true with a big price. It may seem very attractive to complete the journey of only 54 minutes compared to 8 hours of travel between the two cities by air travel. But its cost is the only hurdle in the way of construction of the tunnel.
How much will it cost to build?
The estimated cost of this tunnel is 19.8 trillion dollars. The Channel Tunnel connecting France and England is 37.8 km long, which was completed in six years. But it will take a lot of time and money to build this tunnel connecting New York and London. It can also be environmentally friendly and cut down on the heavy air pollution caused by air travel. There will be no air resistance in the way of the concept of trains, due to which its speed can be up to 4828 km per hour.
Will the train run faster due to vacuum?
The technology is similar to Superloop trains, which Swiss engineers tested and claimed could change the future of travel. Over the years, many other people have tried to develop Hyperloop trains, which have met with failure. The biggest hurdles involve maintaining the vacuum system, capsule propulsion system, scalability, safety, and economic feasibility.
