India’s first hydrogen train will come by Dec 2023 on heritage routes

  • Union Railway minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw has informed that India will receive its first hydrogen train by December 2023.
  • It will run on heritage circuits like Kalka-Shimla and later it will be expanded to other places.
  • The Vande Metro (mini version of Vande Bharat Express) is also being developed
  • Vande Metro Aim: To help people living around big cities to travel to and fro in comfort between their place of work and hometowns.