---
title: "South Korea is Teaming with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies for High-Speed Rail"
description: "The South Korean government and two of the country's most prestigious schools are teaming up with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies to begin developing a high-speed rail solution for the country."
date: "2017-06-21"
modified: "2017-06-21"
authors:
  - name: "Patrick Caughill"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/patrickcaughill"
url: "https://futurism.com/south-korea-is-teaming-with-hyperloop-transportation-technologies-for-high-speed-rail"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
  - "Hyperloop"
  - "Mass Transit"
tags:
  - "high-speed rail"
  - "hyperloop"
  - "South Korea"
---

# South Korea is Teaming with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies for High-Speed Rail

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HyperloopTT_station-1.jpg>)
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Hyperloop is all the rage in any talks of the future of public transportation. The concept was developed by Elon Musk's Hyperloop One to provide a high-speed rail connecting cities all over the world at never before seen speeds. There are currently dozens of proposals for installations across the globe, including these [nine routes in Europe](<https://futurism.com/one-of-these-nine-routes-could-be-home-to-the-first-european-hyperloop>) announced by the company at the beginning of the month.

![Source: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/102455576-10857876_786179871447353_7119010395608112921_n-1.530x298.jpg>)
*Image Credit: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies*

Another country is joining the fray by partnering with a separate company interested in bringing Hyperloop technologies into reality. A coalition of the South Korean government and two of the country's top educational institutions have teamed up with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (not affiliated with Hyperloop One) to construct a Hyperloop network in the country.The project is being dubbed the HyperTube Express and is expected to allow travel from Seoul to Busan in under 20 minutes, compared to the 3-hour car ride it takes today.

Interest in hyper-fast travel has skyrocketed across the globe. Other entities are searching for high-speed solutions other than the Hyperloop, as well. There is even the concept of a "[mag-lev limo](<https://futurism.com/a-new-tube-transport-system-could-get-you-from-new-york-to-beijing-in-2-hours>)" that could transport passengers from New York to Beijing in just two hours. Whichever way the future of transportation goes, it seems that speed is the order of the day.

### Author social links  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-caughill-74178a61>)