India is gearing up to launch its first hydrogen-powered train, aiming to become the fifth country globally to operate such trains. The initiative, dubbed 'Hydrogen for Heritage', will involve the deployment of 35 trains, each costing around Rs 800 million. The project also includes an investment of Rs 700 million...
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per route for ground infrastructure. A pilot project is underway to retrofit a Hydrogen Fuel Cell onto an existing Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) rake, with the train expected to operate on the Jind-Sonipat section of Northern Railway. The hydrogen will be supplied by a 1-megawatt (MW) Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) electrolyser installed in Jind, capable of producing 430 kg of hydrogen per day. TUV-SUD, a German company, has been enlisted for a third-party safety audit, with trial runs expected to begin in December 2024.

The New Delhi-Srinagar Vande Bharat Sleeper train, scheduled to launch in January 2025, will travel over 800 km in under 13 hours. Designed for overnight journeys, it will operate on the New Delhi-Srinagar route, connecting the national capital with the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The train will have...
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stops at key stations including Ambala Cantt Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Kathua, Jammu Tawi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Sangaldan, and Banihal. Passengers will have three accommodation options: AC 3 Tier, AC 2 Tier, and AC First Class, with expected ticket prices around Rs 2,000 for 3A, Rs 2,500 for 2A, and Rs 3,000 for 1A.

Indian Railways is planning to introduce four special Vande Bharat or Amrit Bharat trains during the festive seasons of Durga Puja, Chath Puja and Diwali to cater to the increased passenger demand from Delhi to various cities in Bihar. These trains will run between Delhi and Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, and Patna....
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The Railway Board has directed the concerned zone to make preparations for the special services, which are expected to feature 22 compartments including 13 for sleeping and 7 standard ones. One of the special trains, numbered 05585, will depart from Raxaul every Friday, starting from October 4th, 2023, and running until January 31st, 2025. Another train, numbered 05586, will depart from the Lokmanya Tilak Terminal every Sunday at 4:35 PM. Additionally, Bihar’s Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting a new Vande Bharat train line connecting Sitamarhi in Bihar to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, aiming to facilitate travel for devotees visiting the Punaura Dham Janki Mandir in Sitamarhi and the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

Subedarganj railway station, a crucial satellite station of the city, is undergoing a change in its platform numbering system. Starting October 5th, the existing platform numbers will be reassigned. The current platform six, located on the Rajrooppur side, will become platform one, and the present platform one, situated on the Subedarganj...
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railway station side, will be renumbered as platform six.