Maruti Suzuki crosses 3 million cumulative vehicle dispatches through railways, sets a new benchmark in Green Logistics Hansalpur/Manesar/ New Delhi, 13 May 2026: Maruti Suzuki India Limited ("Maruti Suzuki") today announced that it has achieved a significant milestone by cumulatively dispatching over 3 million vehicles through railways, demonstrating its commitment to green logistics.
Over the past decade, Maruti Suzuki has systematically scaled up the share of rail in outbound logistics from 5% in FY 2014-15 to 26.5% in FY 2025-26. Interestingly, the progression from 2 million to 3 million cumulative rail-based vehicle dispatches has been attained in just 21 months, making it the fastest million for Maruti Suzuki's operations.
Speaking on the milestone, Mr. Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki, said, "Achieving 3 million cumulative vehicle dispatches through railways marks a significant milestone in Maruti Suzuki's green logistics journey. Since 2014, our rail-based vehicle dispatches have increased ninefold in volume, now contributing 26.5% of the Company's total vehicle dispatches. Maruti Suzuki has committed over INR 13,720 million towards dedicated green logistics infrastructure. This includes development of in-plant railway sidings at our Hansalpur and Manesar manufacturing facilities, rail yards set-up at key logistics hubs, procurement of specialized automotive rakes, and supporting multiple infrastructure upgrades."
He added, "We thank the Government of India for the visionary PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, which has created a strong enabling framework for integrated, multimodal logistics and has supported the industry's transition towards efficient, rail-led, and sustainable freight movement. Going forward, we aim to increase the share of rail-based vehicle dispatches to 35% by FY2030-31# and plan to establish an in-plant siding at our new Kharkhoda facility. This would further help reduce carbon footprint, lower fuel consumption, and ease overall road congestion."
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About Maruti Suzuki's in-plant railway sidings
Maruti Suzuki is the first and only passenger vehicle OEM in India to have a railway siding at two of its manufacturing facilities at Hansalpur and Manesar. These have been developed under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan. The first in-plant railway siding at Hansalpur facility commenced operation in March 2023 and was formally inaugurated by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi in March 2024 virtually. In February 2026, the Hansalpur siding was registered as World's First Modal Shift Transportation Project under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program of Verra, an international carbon credit registry and certification body.
In June 2025, Hon'ble Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw and Hon'ble Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Nayab Singh Saini flagged off the first train from India's largest automobile in-plant railway siding at the Maruti Suzuki Manesar facility.
The combined dispatch capacity of the two automobile in-plant railway sidings is 750,000 vehicles annually. Together they service more than 600 cities from 22 hubs via a dedicated hub and spoke model and transport popular Maruti Suzuki models such as Dzire, Alto, WagonR, Brezza, Ertiga, Celerio, XL6, Eeco, Super Carry, Swift, Fronx, Baleno, Grand Vitara etc. manufactured at the Company's Gurugram, Manesar & Gujarat facilities. Port locations of Mundra and Pipavav, used by Maruti Suzuki for exports, are also serviced by railways.
Maruti Suzuki's Green Logistics* Journey
Year | Milestone |
May 2013 | India's first automobile manufacturer to obtain Automobile Freight Train Operator (AFTO) license |
March 2014 | First Flexi-deck auto wagon rake flagged off |
November 2021 | Crosses 1 million cumulative rail-based vehicle dispatches |
July 2022 | 40 Flexi-deck auto-wagon railway rakes inducted by MSIL and its AFTOs |
March 2024 | Hon'ble PM inaugurates India's first automobile in-plant railway siding at Gujarat facility virtually |
June 2024 | Crosses 2 million cumulative rail-based vehicle dispatches |
June 2025 | India's largest automobile in-plant railway siding at Manesar facility inaugurated by Hon'ble Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw and Hon'ble Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Nayab Singh Saini. |
October 2025 | First batch of Maruti Suzuki vehicles move by rail to Anantnag terminal in Kashmir valley |
February 2026 | Gujarat in-plant railway siding registered as World's first Modal Shift Transportation Project by Verra, an international carbon credit registry and certification body |
March 2026 | Manesar in-plant railway siding crosses 1 lakh vehicle dispatches |
March 2026 | Crosses 3 million cumulative rail-based vehicle dispatches |
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#Note: This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current views and expectations. However, these statements involve uncertainties, risks, and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ significantly due to factors beyond Maruti Suzuki's control. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law and these statements should be understood in conjunction with the risks that Maruti Suzuki faces.
* Use of "Green Logistics" is based on operational data indicating cumulative fuel savings over the last two financial years, calculated using internal methodologies and subject to standard assumptions.