Figure 3. Hyperloop tube stretching from Los Angeles to San Francisco. In addition to these aspects of the Hyperloop, safety and cost will also be addressed in this study. The Hyperloop is sized to allow expansion as the network becomes increasingly popular. The capacity would be 840 passengers per hour which more than sufficient to transport all of the 6 million passengers traveling between Los Angeles and San Francisco areas per year. In addition, this accounts for 70% of those travelers to use the Hyperloop during rush hour. The lower cost of traveling on Hyperloop is likely to result in increased demand, in which case the time between capsule departures could be significantly shortened. 4.1. Capsule Two versions of the Hyperloop capsules are being considered: a passenger only version and a passenger plus vehicle version. Hyperloop Passenger Capsule Assuming an average departure time of 2 minutes between capsules, a minimum of 28 passengers per capsule are required to meet 840 passengers per hour. It is possible to further increase the Hyperloop capacity by reducing the time between departures. The current baseline requires up to 40 capsules in activity during rush hour, 6 of which are at the terminals for loading and unloading of the passengers in approximately 5 minutes. Hyperloop Passenger Plus Vehicle Capsule