Hydrogen train india

Indian Railways is aiming to develop its own hydrogen-powered trains, a project for which it has hired rail systems integrator Medha Servo Drives. Now, Medha Serva Drives has contracted Ballard Power Systems to deliver the fuel cells to power India’s first hydrogen trains. Two retrofitted diesel-electric commuter trains will integrate eight units of 100kW FCmove -HD+, Ballard’s latest fuel cell technology. These fuel cells offer improved efficiency and power density compared to the company’s previous generations. © The fuel cell modules are expected to be shipped next year, with trains scheduled to go into service in 2024. Indian Railways says that this investment will not only reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by over 11 metric tonnes, but will also have a payback of less than two years thanks to the cost of hydrogen currently being less than diesel. “Our progress in decarbonising the rail market is just beginning, as we work with leading rolling stock manufacturers, integrators and operators globally. “This announcement with Medha exemplifies the growing need and progress being made to decarbonise global mobility. “We’re excited to grow our fuel cell business in India, and to power the first hydrogen-powered, zero-emission passenger trains in the Indian market.” Additional retrofits could potentially follow this initial deployment. We'd love to send you the latest news and information from the world of Railway-News. Please tick the box if you agree to receive them. ...

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Only Germany has so far created hydrogen-powered trains. Germany introduced the first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains this year. At a cost of about $92 million, the French company Alstom developed 14 trains with hydrogen fuel cell drive. India received its first indigenously made hydrogen fuel cell bus last month, which was developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune. The Vaishnaw also stated that work on the Gati Shakti terminals policy is moving quickly and Indian Railways is attempting to connect the remote and unconnected areas of the nation with the railway network. The When discussing train and track management earlier, the minister had said, “In order to operate semi-high- or high-speed trains, we are also making significant progress on a track management system. In a Vande Bharat test run, we’ve already demonstrated that a fully loaded water glass didn’t shake at 180 kph, but it did shake the entire world.” Vaishnaw also stated that after the successful completion of Vande Bharat’s trial run, the serial production of the remaining 72 trains will soon begin. “It is noteworthy that the third Vande Bharat train can travel at a top speed of 180 km/h. It took 52 seconds to go from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour as opposed to the bullet train’s 55 seconds. Vande Bharat trains of the first generation have a top speed of 160 kmph and can accelerate from 0 to 100 kmph in 54.6 seconds ” he added. ABOUT USMetro Rail News, is India's exclusive and lead...

NEW DELHI: The railways will roll out the first hydrogen-powered train on its narrow gauge heritage routes by December 2023 as a part of its "green train" initiative, said railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday. Railways has eight heritage routes, which primarily run on diesel: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Kalka Shimla Railway, Matheran Hill Railway, Kangra Valley, Bilmora Waghai and Marwar-Devgarh Madriya. All are narrow gauge.

• Mr Vaishnaw said on Sunday that the first indigenously designed and built hydrogen train would roll out in December 2023. He added that the design is expected to be out by May or June next year. • Vande Metro will take care of middle-class and the poor, according to the Union minister who said that the focus is not on the high-end customer. • The Vande Metro trains will be manufactured in large numbers, said Mr Vaishnaw. Currently, most trains in India run on diesel or electricity. • Governments and energy companies around the world are betting on clean hydrogen playing a leading role in efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions, though its future uses and costs remain uncertain. • In August, Germany became the first country in the world to run hydrogen-powered trains. These trains emit no pollution and produce little noise, emitting just steam and evaporated water.

In an interaction with media, Railways and Communication Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed that India’s first indigenously designed and built hydrogen train would roll out in December 2023. The minister revealed this information while talking about the roll out of the Vande Metro train. These new trains will replace those models which were designed in the 1950s and 1960s. "These Vande Metro train will be manufactured in such large numbers that across the country, the trains which were of 1950s and 1960s designs will all be replaced," he added. Stressing that these Vande Metro trains will take care of middle-class and the poor, the Union Minister said the focus is not on the high-end customer.

Envisioned on the lines of hydrogen trains running in China and Germany, Indian Railways plans to roll out hydrogen-powered trains on its narrow gauge heritage routes by December, turning them “completely green". Currently, the railways are developing a prototype of a hydrogen fuel-based train at the Northern Railway workshop which will test-run on the Sonipat-Jind section in Haryana. The plan came after the minister announced last month, that the The newly-built hydrogen-powered trains will be called Vande Metro and will be manufactured in large numbers to replace the current set of trains that were manufactured in the 1950s and 1960s. The majority of the trains in India now are powered by diesel or electricity. The hydrogen-powered train will play a crucial role in reducing carbon emissions and achieving climate goals. Across the world, multiple stakeholders are showing interest in hydrogen-powered technology which can be developed into a sustainable transport alternative. Germany began operating hydrogen-powered trains in July of this year, making it the first nation in the world to do so. The manufacturing company describes the train as "a true alternative to diesel power," and the estimated overall cost of the train is $86 million. The train can run 1000 km at a speed of 140kmph in one go and was being tested in Germany since 2018. China has also recently launched, Asia's first hydrogen-powered train with a range of 600 km on a single tank. According to the reports, t...