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First hydrogen train-set built; electrolysis plant at Jind

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: First hydrogen train-set built; electrolysis plant at Jind (GS3 · Railways / energy, 10 December 2025)
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What happened

  • Indian Railways has finished building its first hydrogen train-set, designed to RDSO specifications. A hydrogen plant using electrolysis is coming up at Jind [Rajya Sabha reply, PIB].
  • PIB calls it the world’s longest (10 coaches) and most powerful (2,400 kW) hydrogen train-set on broad gauge: two 1,200 kW power cars plus eight passenger cars [PIB].

Background

  • Hydrogen made by electrolysis using renewable power is “green hydrogen”. The only exhaust from a fuel cell is water vapour.

Why it matters

  • It is a pilot, and the ministry says cost comparison with diesel or electric traction is not fair yet [PIB].

How to use this in Mains

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  1. As per PIB (2025-12-10): indian Railways has finished building its first hydrogen train-set, designed to RDSO specifications. A hydrogen plant using electrolysis is coming up at Jind.
  2. It is a pilot, and the ministry says cost comparison with diesel or electric traction is not fair yet [PIB].
Quotable data point

PIB calls it the world's longest (10 coaches) and most powerful (2,400 kW) hydrogen train-set on broad gauge: two 1,200 kW power cars plus eight passenger cars.

PIB: Railways: Hydrogen train-set, 10 Dec 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: hydrogen train, Jind.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Where is the electrolysis-based hydrogen plant for the train?

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Total power of the hydrogen train-set

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Specifications were framed by

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Railways: Hydrogen train-set, 10 Dec 2025

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