# Indian Railways

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-17**: India launches hydrogen train pilot — Prime Minister Modi inaugurates a 10-car, 2,600-passenger hydrogen train on the 89-km Jind–Sonipat route in Haryana.
- **2026**: Mitigation Phase — Targeted reduction of 1.7 million tonnes of CO2 over a 20-year period.
- **2025-02-25**: Verra Certification — The project is officially certified by Verra to generate carbon credits.
- **2024-03-15**: Siding Commissioned — The in-plant railway siding at the Gujarat facility begins operations.
- **2022**: Coradia iLint sets range record — The German train logs a 1,175 km journey without refueling, showcasing long-range capability.
- **2018**: Germany launches commercial hydrogen train service — Regular passenger operations begin with the Coradia iLint, marking the start of commercial hydrogen rail.
- **2017-03**: Germany tests first hydrogen passenger train — Alstom's Coradia iLint undergoes testing, becoming the world's first hydrogen-powered passenger train.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### 2,600-Passenger Hydrogen Train Pilot Triggers New Fuel Supply Chain Demands
2026-07-18 00:54:49 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 4

India's first hydrogen train pilot is not just a tech demo; it signals a paradigm shift in railway fuel logistics. With 2,600-passenger capacity, the project demands a robust supply chain for green hydrogen production, storage, and distribution across the nation's 115,000-km network.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/india-hydrogen-train-pilot-supply-chain

### Maruti Suzuki Gujarat Rail Siding Earns World's First Modal Shift Carbon Credits
2026-02-25 08:27:20 · Sentiment: Very Bullish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Maruti Suzuki's in-plant railway siding in Gujarat has become the first modal shift project globally to be awarded carbon credits by Verra. The initiative is projected to mitigate 1.7 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over the next 20 years by transitioning vehicle transport from road to rail.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/maruti-suzuki-gujarat-rail-carbon-credits

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