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Hydrogen-Powered Train: India's first hydrogen-powered coach successfully tested in Chennai
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, JUL 25 – India's first 1,200 horsepower hydrogen train coach was tested using indigenous technology as part of a green initiative to reduce carbon emissions, officials said.
- On July 25, 2025, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the successful test of the Driving Power Car at ICF, Chennai.
- The coach was developed indigenously at ICF, according to Vaishnaw, and is slated for a trial run on the Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana.
- This model demonstrates hydrogen technology's emission-free operation, with the hydrogen train engine producing 1,200 HP, the highest output globally, and operating on hydrogen fuel cells, it emits only water and heat.
- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw called it a `historic milestone in green rail technology`, adding that officials expect operational costs to decrease with scaling and innovation.
- The Ministry of Railways has allocated Rs 2,800 crore for 35 hydrogen trains, and the full rake will be delivered to Northern Railway by the last week of August 25.
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The country’s first hydrogen-powered Driving Power Car was successfully tested at Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. India is developing 1,200 HP Hydrogen train. This will place India among the leaders in hydrogen-powered train technology, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in social media message. Sources said that General Manager of Northern Railway (NR) Ashok Kumar Verma last week visited ICF and inspected the hydrogen train, which …
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