{"id":363795,"date":"2026-05-28T15:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=363795"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:42:14","slug":"indias-first-indigenous-hydrogen-train-and-hydrogen-fuel-cell-hfc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-first-indigenous-hydrogen-train-and-hydrogen-fuel-cell-hfc\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s First Indigenous Hydrogen Train and Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> In a major step towards green and sustainable transportation, Indian Railways has approved the introduction of a 10-car Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based trainset on the dedicated Jind-Sonipat section of Northern Railway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About India&#8217;s First Indigenous Hydrogen Train<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363796\" style=\"width: 406px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-363796\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-DD-India-1.jpg?resize=406%2C222&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"India's First Indigenous Hydrogen Train\" width=\"406\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-DD-India-1.jpg?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-DD-India-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C561&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-DD-India-1.jpg?resize=768%2C421&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-DD-India-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C842&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-DD-India-1.jpg?w=1554&amp;ssl=1 1554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; DD India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Indian Railways has approved the introduction of a <strong>10-car Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based trainset.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dedicated route:<\/strong> The train will travel on the dedicated <strong>Jind-Sonipat section (Haryana)<\/strong> of Northern Railway.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agencies involved<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Developed by:<\/strong> It is developed by <strong>Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The train is designed as per specifications framed by the Research, Design &amp; Standards Organization (RDSO).<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO)<\/strong> has granted the <strong>required license for storage and dispensing of compressed hydrogen<\/strong> <strong>gas<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Indian Railways under \u201c<strong>Hydrogen for Heritage<\/strong>\u201d envisages deploying <strong>35 hydrogen-powered trains on heritage<\/strong> and <strong>hill routes<\/strong> across the country.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prominent features of Hydrogen Train-set are as below:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Designed and Developed in India<\/strong> demonstrating Indian Railways\u2019 commitment to <strong>Atmanirbhar Bharat<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Presently, it is the <strong>world\u2019s longest (10 coaches) and most powerful (2400 kW) Hydrogen Train-set on Broad Gauge platform<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The train-set <strong>comprises<\/strong> of <strong>two Driving Power Cars (DPCs) of 1200 kW each<\/strong>, totaling <strong>2400 kW along with eight passenger cars<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zero CO2 emissions<\/strong>; only <strong>emission is water vapour<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The trainset will operate at a <strong>maximum speed of 75 kmph<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>With this initiative, India joins a <strong>select group of countries such as Germany, Japan, China and the United States<\/strong> that are exploring the use of hydrogen for cleaner rail transportation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363797\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-363797\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-ScienceDirect.jpg?resize=450%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC)\" width=\"450\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-ScienceDirect.jpg?resize=300%2C140&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-ScienceDirect.jpg?resize=768%2C358&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-ScienceDirect.jpg?w=976&amp;ssl=1 976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ScienceDirect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Hydrogen fuel cell technology <strong>generates electricity<\/strong> through a <strong>chemical reaction<\/strong> using <strong>hydrogen, with water vapour<\/strong> as the <strong>only emission<\/strong>, making it a <strong>clean alternative<\/strong> to conventional fossil fuel-based traction systems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Components: The primary components<\/strong> of an HFC are &#8211;\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bipolar plates<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA)<\/strong>: The <strong>MEA<\/strong> is where the <strong>electrochemical reaction takes place<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>consists<\/strong> of a <strong>Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM)<\/strong> placed <strong>between two catalyst layers<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>anode<\/strong> (where <strong>hydrogen gas enters the fuel cell<\/strong>) and cathode (where <strong>oxygen from the air enters<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>They are <strong>surrounded by the Gas Diffusion Layers<\/strong> that help <strong>distribute reactant gases<\/strong> (hydrogen and oxygen) and <strong>remove byproducts<\/strong> (water and heat).<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>PEM<\/strong> is a <strong>specially treated material<\/strong> that looks something like <strong>ordinary kitchen plastic wrap<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>conducts only positively charged ions<\/strong> and <strong>blocks the electrons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The PEM is the <strong>key to the fuel cell technology<\/strong>; it must <strong>permit only the necessary ions<\/strong> to pass between the anode and cathode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Working mechanism<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First, hydrogen fuel (H2)<\/strong> is <strong>passed through the anode<\/strong> and is <strong>split into protons (H+)<\/strong> and <strong>electrons (e-)<\/strong> via <strong>oxidation<\/strong> using a catalyst.<\/li>\n<li>Then the <strong>PEM allows only protons to pass<\/strong> through to the <strong>cathode<\/strong> and <strong>blocks the electrons.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Electrons<\/strong> flow through an <strong>external circuit<\/strong>, generating <strong>electricity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>At the <strong>cathode<\/strong>, <strong>oxygen (O2)<\/strong> from the <strong>air interacts<\/strong> with the catalyst and undergoes <strong>reduction<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Subsequently, <strong>Oxygen reacts<\/strong> with the <strong>protons<\/strong> that have passed through the membrane and the <strong>electrons from the external circuit to produce water (H2O).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: In a major step towards green and sustainable transportation, Indian Railways has approved the introduction of a 10-car Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based trainset on the dedicated Jind-Sonipat section of Northern Railway. About India&#8217;s First Indigenous Hydrogen Train Indian Railways has approved the introduction of a 10-car Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based trainset. 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