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25/08/22 06:10 AM IST

Germany opens world's first-ever fully hydrogen-powered railway line

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  • Germany has launched the world's first-ever railway line powered entirely by hydrogen, with passenger trains commencing operations in the European nation's Lower Saxony region. 
Corodia iLint
  • Coradia iLint trains have a range of up to 1,000 kilometers and a maximum speed of 140 kmph (87 mph).
  • By using hydrogen produced with renewable energy the trains will save 1.6 million liters (more than 422,000 gallons) of diesel fuel a year.
  • Hydrogen is currently produced as a byproduct of chemical processes, but German specialty gas company Linde plans to manufacture it locally using only renewable energy within three years.
  • A total of 14 Coradia iLint units are scheduled to replace 15 diesel trains on the route between Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervörde and Buxtehude. Each of these will be in operation by the end of the year, which means that the remaining nine, too, will be launched soon.
  • These trains are emission-free, only emit steam and condensed water, and operate with a low level of noise. These have a top speed of 140 kph (87 mph), though regular speed on this line is much less, between 80-120 kph.
Source- Hindustan Times 

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