Hydrogen-powered train to be ready in India next year: Railway Minister

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that India is developing hydrogen-powered trains and they will be ready in 2023.

Speaking at SOA University in Bhubaneswar, the Minister also said that Indian Railways is trying to connect the remote and unconnected areas of the country with the railway network through its Gati Shakti terminals policy and work on the policy is on the fast track.

“The Vandebharat Express the Semi High speed and one of the fastest trains are developed indigenously with in-house technology in India and the train has been running smoothly without any major breakdown for the last two years,”