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Hydrogen train runs in India, interest increases in Nepal too - कान्तिपुर
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20 July 2026
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Fusion42 · 20 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
India has operationalised a 10-coach hydrogen train on the Jind-Sonepat railway line in Haryana, generating electricity through fuel cells with zero direct carbon emissions. Nepal's Infrastructure Ministry is now seeking policy and technical frameworks to develop hydrogen-based vehicles domestically.
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◆ The Wire takeaway
India just proved hydrogen trains work at scale — 10 coaches, 2,600 passengers, real operation. If you build fuel cells, storage systems, or electrolyser technology, there's now a live customer list: Indian Railways needs to refuel, maintain and eventually scale this across the network, and Nepal is watching to copy the playbook.
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Clean Energy · hydrogen-fuel-cells · green-rail · south-asia-infra · zero-emission-transport · fuel-cell-tech