Maruti bets on Indian Railways for transport: Vehicle dispatches through trains to rise to 35%; second automobile in-plant railway siding opened

Maruti Suzuki India goals to considerably enhance automobile deliveries through trains to 35% by FY 2030-31, as acknowledged by MD-CEO Hisashi Takeuchi. This enlargement is supported by the brand new in-plant railway siding at Manesar, the biggest GatiShakti multi-modal cargo terminal in India. The initiative will cut back carbon emissions and gas consumption significantly.

NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki India MD-CEO Hisashi Takeuchi asserted on Tuesday that the automotive market chief would dispatch 35% extra autos through trains by monetary 12 months (FY) 2030-31.“Once it becomes fully operational, we will be able to dispatch 4.5 lakh vehicles annually, increasing the share of railway dispatches to 35 per cent by FY 2030-31,” information company PTI quoted Takeuchi as saying.He was talking on the inauguration of the automobile in-plant railway siding – its second such facility – on the Maruti Suzuki manufacturing unit in Haryana’s Manesar. The automobile in-plant railway siding at Manesar is the biggest GatiShakti multi-modal cargo terminal within the nation.Meanwhile, Takeuchi additionally recalled how Maruti Suzuki elevated automobile deliveries through trains, from simply round 5 per cent in FY 2014-15 to 24 per cent final 12 months.“We pioneered the use of railways for vehicle dispatches over a decade ago by becoming the first company to obtain the automobile-freight-train-operator license in India, and since then, we have delivered over twenty-five lakh passenger vehicles using railways,” he mentioned.In March 2024, the carmaker grew to become the primary automobile firm to set up an in-plant railway siding – at its manufacturing plant in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.Takeuchi mentioned the corporate will “take it further” with the brand new facility at Manesar.“This means a growth of almost 40 per cent from the current level. We will be able to avoid an estimated 1.75 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emission and save 60 million litres of fuel annually,” he acknowledged.