Indian Railways plans to introduce Vande Bharat Hydrogen train in 2023

The Indian Railways are planning to introduce Hydrogen-fuel powered trains that are likely to be rolled out in December 2023. The trains will be indigenously designed and built, reports said.

The new Hydrogen-powered trains are being desigfned like Vande Bharat by the Indian engineers, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

"The design process is already going on and we should be able to roll out the first hydrogen train in the country by December 2023," he added.

Apart from Hydrogen trains, the Railways is manufacturing 'Vande Metro' train which will replace those designed in 1950s and 60s, Vaishnaw said on Sunday.

"We are designing and the design should be out by anywhere by May or June -- We are designing a worldclass Vande Metro which will be a great leap forward," Vaishnaw told reporters



during an interaction.

"These Vande Metro train will be manufactured in such large numbers that across the country, the trains which were of 1950s and 1960s designs will all be replaced," he added.

Stressing that these Vande Metro will take care of middle-class and the poor, the Union Minister said the focus is not on the high-end customer.

"Rich people can always take care of themselves. The Central government, especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi focuses on middle and lower classes people who are not able to afford," he underlined.

The Prime Minister wants railways to make very big transformative change in every Indian's life, Vaishnaw said.

Vaishnaw ruled out privatisation of railways saying, "Railways is a strategic sector and it will remain with the government."