{"id":33510,"date":"2026-07-10T16:20:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/indias-first-hydrogen-powered-train-notified-know-route-launch-date-what-makes-it-special\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:50:49","slug":"indias-first-hydrogen-powered-train-notified-know-route-launch-date-what-makes-it-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/indias-first-hydrogen-powered-train-notified-know-route-launch-date-what-makes-it-special\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s first hydrogen-powered train notified: Know route, launch date &#038; what makes it special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132308814,imgsize-608775,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/hydrogen-train.jpg\" alt=\"India\u2019s first hydrogen-powered train notified: Know route, launch date &amp; what makes it special\" title=\"Indian Railways has cleared the introduction of a 10-coach Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based trainset.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Indian Railways has cleared the introduction of a 10-coach Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based trainset.\">Indian Railways has cleared the introduction of a 10-coach Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based trainset.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>India\u2019s first hydrogen train has been notified by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/indian-railways\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Indian Railways<\/a>. The new hydrogen-powered train is expected to be flagged off by PM Narendra Modi on July 17. He will also unveil a series of other infrastructure projects across Haryana, state minister Krishan Kumar Bedi said on Thursday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The government says that project underscores Indian Railways&#8217; wider focus on technological innovation, improved energy efficiency and environmentally sustainable transportation, while supporting India&#8217;s national objectives on clean energy and achieving net-zero carbon emissions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>India\u2019s first hydrogen train: Route, speed<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Indian Railways has cleared the introduction of a 10-coach Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based trainset for the dedicated Jind-Sonipat section under Northern Railway. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The train is expected to begin operations soon and will have a maximum operating speed of 75 kmph, powered by a 1,200 KW hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The train has been fully designed and developed in India. Built on a Broad Gauge platform, it is currently the world&#8217;s longest hydrogen-powered train with 10 coaches.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana has been chosen as the pilot corridor for the project. To support operations, an indigenous hydrogen storage and refuelling facility has been established at Jind. The Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) has issued the necessary licence for the storage and dispensing of compressed hydrogen gas at the facility.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The refuelling infrastructure includes a hydrogen compression system, along with essential technical support and critical spare components to ensure dependable and fail-safe operations. A standby compressor unit is also being provided. S<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>afety measures include the installation of hydrogen leak detectors, flame detectors and other monitoring sensors across the hydrogen production, storage and dispensing facility. <!-- -->These systems will undergo regular inspection and cleaning to prevent dust accumulation and maintain safe operations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>How does hydrogen train technology work?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Hydrogen fuel cell technology produces electricity through a chemical reaction involving hydrogen, with water vapour as the only by-product. This makes it a cleaner alternative to conventional traction systems that rely on fossil fuels. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Around the world, hydrogen-powered rail transport is increasingly being viewed as a viable option for sustainable mobility. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>With this initiative, India will not become part of a select group of countries, including Germany, Japan, China and the United States, that are pursuing hydrogen-based rail transportation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/indias-first-hydrogen-powered-train-notified-know-route-launch-date-what-makes-it-special\/articleshow\/132308769.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Railways has cleared the introduction of a 10-coach Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based trainset. India\u2019s first hydrogen train has been notified by Indian Railways. The new hydrogen-powered train is expected to be flagged off by PM Narendra Modi on July 17. He will also unveil a series of other infrastructure projects across Haryana, state minister Krishan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}