Green Deal

Operation of the Alstom Coradia iLint hydrogen train on the Cuxhaven-Buxtehude line

Location: Lower Saxony, Lower Saxony, Germany

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  • Carbon/Climate neutrality
  • Renewable and clean energy (solar, wind, clean hydrogen, etc..)
  • Clean and sustainable mobility

The project is a global example of the shift towards low-emission mobility in local rail passenger transport on non-electrified routes.

​​In 2016, Alstom unveiled the world's first hydrogen-powered passenger train, built at its plant in Salzgitter. In a pilot project run by the transport companies Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen mbH (LNVG) and EVB Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetrieb Elbe-Weser, a successful trial has been carried out since 2018 involving two regular passenger trains on the Cuxhaven-Bremerhaven-Bremervörde-Buxtehude line.

In early 2022, a further 14 vehicles are due to be deployed. A hydrogen refuelling station is currently under construction in Bremervörde.

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Birgit HONÉ

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