<p class="isSelectedEnd">India is set to mark a major milestone in its railway network with the launch of its first indigenous hydrogen-powered train.</p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the country's first homegrown hydrogen train from Jind in Haryana on July 17. The train will operate as a special inaugural service on the Jind-Sonipat section.</p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">With the launch, India joins a select group of countries, including Japan, the United States, Canada and South Korea, where hydrogen-powered trains are already in use.</p>
<h2><strong>Route And Timings</strong></h2>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">The inaugural hydrogen train will cover a distance of 89 kilometres between Jind City and Sonipat in approximately two hours.</p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">The train will halt at 12 stations:</p>
<ul data-spread="false">
<li>Jind City (Origin)</li>
<li>Pandu Pindara</li>
<li>Lalit Khera</li>
<li>Bhambhewa</li>
<li>Ishapur Kheri</li>
<li>Butana</li>
<li>Khandrai</li>
<li>Gohana</li>
<li>Rabhra</li>
<li>Lath</li>
<li>Mohana</li>
<li>Barwasni</li>
<li>Sonipat</li>
</ul>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Train No. 74010 will depart from Jind Railway Station at 7:40 am and arrive at Sonipat Railway Station at 9:40 am.</p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">The return service, Train No. 74009, will leave Sonipat Railway Station at 10:40 am and reach Jind at 1:00 pm.</p>
<h2><strong>Key Features Of India's First Hydrogen Train</strong></h2>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">The train will have 10 coaches with 682 seats and a total passenger capacity of around 2,600.</p>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd">Although the train has successfully completed trials at a maximum speed of 120 kmph, its operational speed has been approved at 75 kmph by the Railway Board.</p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">The train will have a power capacity of 2,400 kilowatts and will be equipped with a 1,200-kilowatt hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system.</p>
<h2 class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Specifications:</strong></h2>
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<li>Total coaches: 10</li>
<li>Seating capacity: 682</li>
<li>Total passenger capacity: Around 2,600</li>
<li>Operational speed: 75 kmph</li>
<li>Maximum speed: 120 kmph</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>How Hydrogen Trains Work</strong></h2>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Hydrogen-powered trains, also known as "Hydrail" or "H-Trains", are considered a cleaner alternative to diesel locomotives on non-electrified railway routes.</p>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">The trains generate electricity through a chemical reaction in hydrogen fuel cells. The process does not produce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and releases only water vapour, making it an environmentally friendly mode of transport.</p>
<h2><strong>Regular Passenger Services Yet To Be Announced</strong></h2>
<p class="isSelectedEnd">According to a senior Railway official, the train will operate as a special inaugural service on July 17.</p>
<p>A decision on the commencement of regular passenger services has not yet been taken.</p>
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