Indian Railways' hydrogen-powered train has covered nearly 2,500 km in commercial operations since its launch last month, with any expansion of the technology to other routes contingent on resource availability, operational feasibility and network requirements, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on August 7.
In a written reply to Parliament, Vaishnaw said the pilot hydrogen train, introduced on the 89-km Jind-Sonipat section on July 17, had completed 2,492 km of commercial service till August 3. The project is intended to evaluate the viability of hydrogen-powered rail transport before any larger deployment across the railway network.
