Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Maruti Suzuki Reaches One Million In-Plant Rail Vehicle Dispatches
Maruti Suzuki makes cars and sends them to customers and dealerships around India.
The company has built special railway terminals inside two of its factories.
These terminals let finished cars move directly onto freight trains.
One terminal is in Hansalpur, Gujarat, and the other is in Manesar, Haryana.
Together, they have carried about one million vehicles since 2023.
The Gujarat terminal carried about 790,000 vehicles, and the Manesar terminal carried about 210,000.
Maruti says trains can reduce truck use, fuel consumption, emissions, and traffic on roads.
The company wants trains to carry 35% of its dispatched vehicles by FY 2030-31.
Maruti Suzuki says it has dispatched 1 million vehicles through in-plant railway sidings since operations began in 2023.
The Hansalpur siding in Gujarat handled about 790,000 vehicles, while the Manesar siding in Haryana handled about 210,000.
The two sidings accounted for 70% of the company’s rail-based vehicle dispatches during the current fiscal year.
Maruti Suzuki’s rail-based dispatches exceeded 300,000 vehicles in the fiscal year through August 31, with cumulative rail dispatches surpassing 3.3 million since FY 2014-15.
The company aims to raise rail-based dispatches from 26.5% in FY 2025-26 to 35% by FY 2030-31, including through a planned Kharkhoda siding.
- Who
- Maruti Suzuki India Limited and its Managing Director and CEO, Hisashi Takeuchi.
- What
- The company reported dispatching 1 million vehicles through its in-plant railway sidings.
- When
- Since 2023; the Hansalpur siding began operations in March 2023 and the Manesar siding in June 2025. Fiscal-year rail dispatches exceeded 300,000 vehicles by August 31.
- Where
- Maruti Suzuki manufacturing facilities at Hansalpur, Gujarat, and Manesar, Haryana, India.
- Why
- To expand rail-based transportation, improve logistics efficiency, and reduce fuel use, greenhouse-gas emissions, and road congestion.
- In-plant rail dispatches
- 1 million vehicles since 2023
- Gujarat siding
- About 790,000 vehicles dispatched from Hansalpur
- Haryana siding
- About 210,000 vehicles dispatched from Manesar
- Current fiscal-year share
- The two sidings handled 70% of Maruti Suzuki’s rail-based vehicle dispatches
- Fiscal-year total
- More than 300,000 rail-based vehicle dispatches by August 31
- Cumulative rail dispatches
- More than 3.3 million vehicles since FY 2014-15
- 2030-31 target
- Rail-based dispatches to reach 35% of total dispatches
