Russia's first passenger train running on hydrogen fuel will be tested in Sakhalin.
The finished composition was presented to the governor of the Sakhalin region Valery Limerenko and the deputy director general of Russian Railways Ivan Kolesnikov, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta. The project is implemented under an agreement between TMH, Russian Railways, Rosatom and the regional government.
The train is able to travel 725 km on one fuel or 80 km on batteries; The only emission from the train is water vapor. The operation is planned for the end of 2027 - the beginning of 2028, hydrogen trains will be operated on the lines from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Kholmsk, Voronisk, Kursk and Nebelsk.