New Delhi, July 25 -- India's first Hydrogen Train was flagged off between Jind and Sonipat on July 17 near Delhi. So far, the train has travelled over 1200 kilometres seamlessly, saving diesel consumption of more than 3200 litres, a press release from the Railway Ministry said.

The Hydrogen Train generates electricity onboard through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. The process produces electricity to power the train while emitting only water vapour as a by-product. There is no smoke and no tailpipe carbon emissions, making it the cleanest form of rail propulsion currently available.

The project is an indigenous effort led by Indian Railways. The 10-coach train has two Hydrogen Driving Power Cars delivering 2,400 kW tot...