India’s first hydrogen-powered train will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab on Friday.
The PM will first visit Jind and flag off the train from Jind and Sonipat, marking an important step towards the adoption of clean and sustainable mobility in the railway sector, an official statement said. With its introduction, India joins the select group of countries that have operational hydrogen-powered trains. The train is powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology, which converts hydrogen into electricity to propel the train.
The process produces only water vapour as a by-product, resulting in zero carbon emissions during operation.
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