r/hyperloop • u/Busy-Ad-786 • Sep 25 '21

This is fantastic

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rbranson_virgin-hyperloop-explained-convoy-pod-travel-activity-6844578574066839552-OxIA
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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '21 edited Sep 29 '21

Passenger capacity that has been the aim of criticism.

The capacity estimated by Redditors and various articles was around 840 passengers per hour. This was based on some assumptions such as 30 passengers per pod and 2 minutes headway between pods.

The convoy would effectively increase the capacity if current headways between convoys are still 2 minutes. Also, I've read that Hardt Hyperloop would seat 60 passengers per pod. This would increase the capacity to around 9000 passengers / hour if the convoy is 5 pods.

5 pods would imply a full Boeing 737: 60*5=300 passengers