Railways to run its first hydrogen train, says Minister

Indian Railways has taken up a state-of-the-art project for running its first hydrogen train, on a pilot basis, as per specifications framed by the Research, Design & Standards Organisation (RDSO) to demonstrate the use of hydrogen-powered train technology in Railways, said Mr Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha. The Minister said that the manufacturing of the hydrogen train-set has been completed. It is currently the world’s longest (10 coaches) and most powerful (2,400 kW) hydrogen train-set on a broad-gauge platform. It comprises two Driving Power Cars (DPCs) rated at 1,200 kW each, totalling 2,400 kW, along with eight coaches. The Minister highlighted that one of the crucial features of this train is zero CO2 emissions; the only emission is water vapour, as per a report.

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