In a major bid to enhance travel facilities, India’s first hydrogen train, Namo Green Rail, is set to depart from Jind to Sonipat on Monday. It is reported that in the coming days, the train will make two to three trips daily between Jind and Sonipat, as part of a trial run. 

The train, built in Chennai, was set to run on Sunday, but hydrogen gas could not be filled in one engine, which prevented the train from running. The railway is exercising utmost caution before its operation.

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As per the officials, a team from the RDSO (Research Design and Standards Organisation) from Lucknow conducted running trials of the train from February 25 to 28, with the train departing for Sonipat at 8:25 am on February 25.

Initially, the train was operated with a diesel-powered engine until it reached Pandu Pindara. The trial runs between Pandu Pindara and Lalit Kheda were conducted using a hydrogen-powered engine train. There were two operations of the train between the two stations in this manner, and the speed of the train ranged from 60 km/h to 70 km/h. 

Once this trial run was completed at Pandu, the train was driven by driving a diesel-powered engine from Gohana to Muhana, and the return trip from Muhana to Gohana was conducted using a hydrogen-powered engine.

The train was then taken to Shakur Basti, Delhi, to undergo maintenance. The second trial run took place on February 26 between Jind and Sonipat. The speed during the first trip was 60 km/h, and the speed during the second trip was 85 km/h. The train made two trips between Pandu Pindara and Lalit Kheda, and on February 27, the complete trial run was done without the use of water cans.

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The RDSO team returned to Delhi on February 28 after conducting the trial run. The train was returned to Jind from Shakur Basti (Delhi) on the following Saturday for trial runs, after which a hydrogen train would be run on the Jind/Sonipat track by the Indian Railways to evaluate the performance.