Station with loop configuration for hyperloop transportation system

1. A station for a hyperloop transportation system comprising:

a platform adapted to hold a plurality of people waiting to enter a hyperloop capsule, the platform having a rounded shape with a rounded edge;

a tube comprising a low-pressure environment;

a plurality of gates disposed in one side of the tube, each gate comprising a door forming a barrier between the low-pressure environment of the tube and an exterior of the tube, and a sealing mechanism adapted to form a seal with a hyperloop capsule; and

a plurality of tracks disposed within the tube, each of the tracks being adapted to carry a hyperloop capsule, the plurality of tracks comprising:

a first track for use by hyperloop capsules docking at one or more gates;

a second track for use by malfunctioning hyperloop capsules; and

a third track for express movement;

wherein the tube enters the station on a side of the station, carrying capsule traffic moving toward the station, follows a path around the rounded edge of a platform, and exits the station on the same side of the station on which the tube enters, carrying capsule traffic moving away from the station.

2. The station of claim 1 , wherein the low-pressure environment is a vacuum.

3. The station of claim 1 , wherein each gate comprises:

first and second doors forming a barrier between the low-pressure environment of the tube and an exterior of the tube; and

a sealing mechanism adapted to form a seal with a hyperloop capsule.

4. The station of claim 3 , wherein the sealing mechanism is a component having a curved surface that conforms to the shape of the exterior surface of the hyperloop capsule.

5. A method of transporting people, the method comprising:

moving a capsule adapted to hold a plurality of people on a selected track through a tube using magnetic levitation, the tube including a plurality of tracks disposed within the tube, each of the tracks being adapted to carry a hyperloop capsule, the plurality of tracks comprising a first track for use by hyperloop capsules docking at one or more gates, a second track for use by malfunctioning hyperloop capsules, and a third track for express movement;

moving the capsule to the first track when the capsule approaches a gate disposed in a side of the tube;

docking the capsule at the gate, while the capsule is on the first track;

causing a component of the gate to form a seal with a surface of the capsule;

opening a door in the gate;

allowing people to enter the capsule;

moving the capsule to the third track; and

moving the capsule in an express movement mode, while the capsule is on the third track.