Archive · 30 Aug 2026
JNPA Explores Rail Nodes To Speed Container Movement
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority wants to move shipping containers more quickly from the port to warehouses in Bhiwandi.
Officials visited railway stations and a warehousing hub to see how trains could help.
They looked at Kharbhav Railway Station as a possible place for handling freight.
They also inspected New Nilanje Railway Station.
Using trains could reduce the number of trucks on roads.
It could also lower transport costs and shorten delivery times.
The plan is meant to improve connections between the port and inland business centers.
It is part of a larger national plan for building connected infrastructure.
JNPA officials inspected railway facilities along the Dedicated Freight Corridor on Sunday.
Kharbhav Railway Station is being assessed as a potential freight node for port-linked container movement.
Officials also examined the Bhiwandi Warehousing Hub and New Nilanje Railway Station.
JNPA aims to move more containers by rail from the port to Bhiwandi logistics hubs.
The initiative is linked to the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan and is intended to reduce road congestion, costs and transit times.
- Who
- The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, led during the inspection by Chairman Gaurav Dayal and Deputy Chairman Ravish Singh.
- What
- JNPA is assessing railway nodes and logistics facilities to improve container evacuation from the port to Bhiwandi.
- When
- The inspections took place on Sunday; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- The officials visited Kharbhav Railway Station, New Nilanje Railway Station and the Bhiwandi Warehousing Hub along the Dedicated Freight Corridor route.
- Why
- To increase rail-based container movement, reduce logistics costs and transit times, ease road congestion and strengthen hinterland connectivity.
- Lead agency
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA)
- Inspected facilities
- Kharbhav Railway Station, New Nilanje Railway Station and the Bhiwandi Warehousing Hub
- Target destination
- Logistics hubs and distribution centers in Bhiwandi
- Transport focus
- Increasing the share of container traffic moved by rail
- Expected benefits
- Lower logistics costs, shorter turnaround times and reduced road congestion
- Policy framework
- PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan
- Freight corridor
- Dedicated Freight Corridor