India Rolls Out Its First Hydrogen Powered Train

India-West News Desk

NEW DELHI – In a milestone for sustainable transportation, India entered the era of clean energy rail travel with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging off the nation’s very first indigenously built, hydrogen powered train from the Jind railway station in Haryana. Named after him, the NaMo Green Rail  rollout places India into an elite global club of nations including Germany, China, Japan, and the United States actively deploying zero emission technology on their tracks.

The ten coach train operates using cutting edge hydrogen fuel cell propulsion, which generates electricity onboard by combining stored hydrogen with oxygen from the air. Because the only byproducts of this chemical reaction are water vapor and heat, the train achieves near zero emissions at the point of use.

While Indian Railways has already electrified almost all of its massive railway network, hydrogen power is viewed as a vital solution to bridge the gap on routes where traditional overhead electrification is impractical or impossible. The initiative aligns with a larger national mandate to transition the domestic railway infrastructure to net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

The train is scheduled to make two round trips every day, running along a 90 kilometer route that links the cities of Jind and Sonipat. It can accommodate roughly 2600 passengers, offering dedicated seats and traveling comfortably at speeds of up to 75 kilometers per hour.

Local residents and officials expressed immense pride that Jind was selected as the birthplace of India’s green rail revolution.