Quick Takeaways
- Maruti Suzuki rail vehicle dispatch recorded a sharp rise in 2025, reinforcing railways as a core pillar of sustainable automotive logistics.
- The shift helped reduce emissions, conserve fuel, and strengthen long-distance vehicle distribution efficiency.
Maruti Suzuki India Limited marked a major sustainability milestone by dispatching more than 5.85 lakh vehicles through railways during calendar year 2025, reflecting an 18% year-on-year increase. This progress underscores how Maruti Suzuki rail vehicle dispatch is reshaping outbound automotive logistics while balancing operational scale with environmental responsibility.
The company has outlined an ambitious roadmap to raise Maruti Suzuki rail vehicle dispatch to 35% of total volumes by fiscal year 2030–31, directly supporting India’s long-term net-zero emissions target for 2070. This expansion aligns logistics planning with national sustainability objectives.
Maruti Suzuki was also the first automobile manufacturer in India to secure an Automobile-Freight-Train-Operator license in 2013. Since fiscal year 2014–15, it has transported over 28 lakh vehicles from 22 origin points, reaching more than 600 cities through a hub-and-spoke rail distribution model.
Currently, the automaker operates more than 45 flexi deck rakes, each capable of carrying around 260 vehicles per trip. During 2025, dispatches from the in-plant railway sidings at Gujarat and Manesar together contributed 53% of total rail volumes.
This logistics transformation forms a key pillar of Maruti Suzuki’s Circular Mobility approach, which focuses on reducing carbon impact across the vehicle lifecycle, covering design, manufacturing, logistics operations, and responsible end-of-life vehicle management.
Environmental impact of expanded rail-based logistics
The increasing reliance on rail transport delivered measurable environmental gains for the automaker. By shifting volumes away from road transport, the company avoided 87,904 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions and conserved over 68.7 million litres of fuel, reinforcing rail as a cleaner logistics alternative for high-volume vehicle movement.Long-term transition from road to rail
Maruti Suzuki’s rail logistics strategy has evolved steadily over the past decade. Rail dispatches accounted for only 5.1% of total outbound volumes in 2016, but this share rose to nearly 26% by 2025. In absolute terms, dispatch volumes expanded more than 7.5 times, from around 77,000 units to record levels.Infrastructure milestones and future targets
Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director and CEO of Maruti Suzuki India Limited, highlighted two landmark developments achieved in 2025:- the commissioning of India’s largest automobile in-plant railway siding at the Manesar facility
- the first-ever rail dispatch of vehicles to the Kashmir valley via the world’s highest railway arch bridge over the Chenab river
The company has outlined an ambitious roadmap to raise Maruti Suzuki rail vehicle dispatch to 35% of total volumes by fiscal year 2030–31, directly supporting India’s long-term net-zero emissions target for 2070. This expansion aligns logistics planning with national sustainability objectives.
Maruti Suzuki was also the first automobile manufacturer in India to secure an Automobile-Freight-Train-Operator license in 2013. Since fiscal year 2014–15, it has transported over 28 lakh vehicles from 22 origin points, reaching more than 600 cities through a hub-and-spoke rail distribution model.
Currently, the automaker operates more than 45 flexi deck rakes, each capable of carrying around 260 vehicles per trip. During 2025, dispatches from the in-plant railway sidings at Gujarat and Manesar together contributed 53% of total rail volumes.
This logistics transformation forms a key pillar of Maruti Suzuki’s Circular Mobility approach, which focuses on reducing carbon impact across the vehicle lifecycle, covering design, manufacturing, logistics operations, and responsible end-of-life vehicle management.
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