Indian Railways has achieved a major clean-energy milestone by introducing LNG-based dual-fuel technology for reducing emissions and operational fuel costs.

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• Indian Railways operationalised the country’s first LNG-Diesel dual-fuel DEMU train, marking a significant step towards cleaner and sustainable rail transportation systems.

• The first-of-its-kind dual-fuel DEMU train has been deployed at Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, under Western Railway as part of a pilot implementation project.

• Driving power cars of a 1,400 horsepower DEMU train were technically converted to operate on LNG and diesel simultaneously.

• The advanced dual-fuel system enables substitution of nearly forty percent diesel with LNG without affecting speed, performance or operational reliability.

• Converted power cars successfully completed over two thousand kilometres of field trials before being inducted into regular passenger service.

• LNG-based propulsion substantially reduces carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions, contributing to improved air quality along rail corridors.

• Reduced diesel consumption lowers fuel costs, making the LNG-Diesel system economically viable for large-scale adoption across non-electrified rail routes.