INDIA S FIRST HYDROGEN TRAIN LAUNCHING ON JULY 17 TH 2026

India's First Hydrogen Train - Launch Update

Launch Date: July 17, 2026

Route: Jind - Sonipat section, Haryana - Northern Railway

Train: 10-car hydrogen fuel cell-based trainset

Power: 1,200 KW hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system

Top Speed: 75 kmph

Capacity: ∼2,500 to 2,600 passengers

Why this is big

Zero Emission: Only water vapor comes out. No smoke, no carbon

Made in India: Built at ICF Chennai, retrofitted from DEMU by Medha Servo + Ballard

Infrastructure Ready: India's largest 3,000 kg hydrogen plant at Jind with refuelling facility

Net Zero Goal: Part of Indian Railways' target to be Net Zero by 2030

This makes India one of the few countries - with Germany, Japan, China, US - to run hydrogen trains. 

The trial runs including emergency braking and oscillation were already done in June. 

What's next?

After Jind-Sonipat, Railways plans 35 more hydrogen trains under "Hydrogen for Heritage" for heritage and hill routes.