PM Modi flags off India's first hydrogen-powered train on Jind-Sonipat route

18 July 2026National

On 17 July 2026, PM Narendra Modi flagged off India's first hydrogen-powered train from Jind railway station, Haryana. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Haryana Governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh and CM Nayab Singh Saini were present. The train runs the 89-km Jind-Sonipat route, covering it in about two hours with 12 intermediate stops, at an operating speed of 75 km/h (design speed 110 km/h). The 10-coach train can carry nearly 2,600 passengers, uses a 3,200-horsepower propulsion system, and its hydrogen fuel cells emit only water vapour. It is reportedly the largest-capacity hydrogen train in operation worldwide; a hydrogen refuelling facility has been set up at Jind.

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Indian Railways net-zero carbon target: 2030 | Fuel cells: H2 + O2 -> electricity + water | First country to run a hydrogen train: Germany (Coradia iLint, 2018) | Railway Minister: Ashwini Vaishnaw | Haryana CM: Nayab Singh Saini

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PM Modi flagged off India's first hydrogen-powered train on the 89-km Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana — a 10-coach, ~2,600-passenger train emitting only water vapour.

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