Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that the hydrogen fuel-run train engine developed by Indian Railways has the maximum horsepower in the world. Vaishnaw who is also the Union Minister in charge of Information and Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology said this while speaking at a plenary session titled “Green Connections: Diaspora’s Contribution to Sustainable Development” of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention here. The hydrogen fuel train set will offer substantial advantages in promoting green transportation technology aiding in the achievement of zero carbon emission goals through clean energy. According to an ET report for the financial year 2023-24 the Ministry of Railways has earmarked Rs 2800 crore for the development of 35 hydrogen fuel cell-powered trains. Stating that only four countries in the world make such train engines Vaishnaw was quoted as saying by news agency PTI “They produce somewhere between 500 to 600 horsepower while the engine produced by Indian Railways using indigenous technology has an output of 1200 horsepower the highest so far in this category. 🚆 Bharat’s Hydrogen train - 1200 HP capacity. Developed by our engineers our talent. pic.twitter.com/X5YMO0zHdz — Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) January 9 2025 Furthermore the minister added that the first such train is expected to make a trial run in Haryana soon on the Jind-Sonipat route.  The first hydrogen train has been assigned to the Delhi Division of Northern Railway and is expected to operate on the 89-km-long Jind-Sonipat section. In addition Vaishnaw stated that the engine manufacturing has been completed system integration of the same is currently underway. Noting that India’s own technological achievements can help the country produce spin-off products and services he said when the nation can build a hydrogen-run train engine on such a scale the potential for adapting this technology to manufacture power trains for trucks tugboats and others can be understood. Indigenously developed technology provides a unique chance to create derivative technologies for various applications” Vaishnaw was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. The minister said such technological advancement gives the nation confidence and India has a long way to go in terms of achieving technological self-sufficiency and needs to make parts of the value chain. India’s first hydrogen train is projected to debut by the financial year 2025-26 with its trial run anticipated to commence by the end of this year.