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Beijing, August 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alstom, a global leader in intelligent and sustainable transportation, proudly announces that the world's first hydrogen-powered train Coradia iLint has created a new historical milestone today in Bremelfold, Lower Saxony, Germany. The train has been put into passenger service on the world's first 100% hydrogen-powered line. This branch train only releases steam and condensate when running, and the noise level is very low. These 14 trains, led by fuel cell, are affiliated to Lower Saxony State Suburban Transportation Company (LNVG). As early as 2012, LNVG began to look for alternatives to diesel-powered trains, which has helped promote the development of trains in Germany. Other project partners for the world debut include Elbe -Wish River Railway and Transportation Company (evb) and gas and engineering company Linde Group .
Henri Popart-Lafarge, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, said: "Emission-free transportation is one of the most important goals for ensuring future sustainable development. Alstom's ambition is clear: to be a world leader in railway alternative traction systems. The launch of the world's first hydrogen-powered train, Coradia iLint, proves our firm commitment to combining green transportation with state-of-the-art technology. We are very proud to join our partners in the series to put this technology into series as part of our global debut."
On the route connecting Cooks Port, Bremerhaven, Bremerfeld and Buxterhood, 14 hydrogen-powered branch trains made by Alstom will gradually replace 15 diesel-powered trains. evb will operate these trains on behalf of LNVG. The hydrogen refueling station under Linde Group will provide hydrogen refueling services to trains 24 hours a day. The Alstom Coradia iLint EMU has a range of up to 1,000 kilometers and does not generate emissions during operation. It only requires a can of hydrogen to run all day on the EVB network. Since September 2018, the two trial production trains have successfully completed trial operation in the past two years.
Although several countries have built multiple electrification projects, a large part of the European railway network will remain non-electrified for a long time. Many countries still have a large number of diesel-powered trains running, including more than 4,000 in Germany.
At present, Alstom has signed four contracts to supply hydrogen fuel cell power branch trains. Two of the delivery sites were Germany, including the first contract to supply 14 Coradia iLint trains for Lower Saxony and the second contract to supply 27 Coradia iLint trains for the Frankfurt metro area. The third contract comes from Italy: Alstom will build 6 Coradia Stream hydrogen-powered trains in Lombardy , and customers can choose to build an additional 8 trains. The fourth contract involves the construction of 12 Coradia Polyvalent hydrogen-powered trains for France, shared by four different regions in France. In addition, the Coradia iLint train has been successfully tested in Austria , Netherlands , Polish and Swedish .
