Maruti Suzuki achieves record rail dispatch of over 5.85 lakh vehicles in CY 2025
Maruti Suzuki dispatched over 5.85 lakh vehicles by rail in CY 2025, an 18% increase from CY 2024, setting a new green logistics benchmark.
5.85 lakh vehicles
18%
35%
What Happened
Maruti Suzuki India Limited dispatched over 5.85 lakh vehicles by rail in CY 2025, an 18% increase from the previous year. The company's rail mode share has grown from 5.1% in 2016 to about 26% in 2025. It was the first automobile company to obtain an AFTO license in 2013 and has transported over 28 lakh vehicles by rail since FY 2014-15.
“The year 2025 marks our highest-ever rail dispatch, with over 5.85 lakh units. During the year, we strengthened our green logistic efforts through two landmark events– the inauguration of India’s largest automobile in-plant railway siding at our Manesar facility, and second was we dispatched vehicles by rail to Kashmir valley through the world's highest railway arch bridge over Chenab river, a fir”
- 5.1%
- ~26%
- First auto company to obtain AFTO license (2013)
- Operates over 45 flexi deck rakes
- Covers 600+ cities via hub-and-spoke model
- In-plant railway sidings at Gujarat and Manesar contributed 53% of CY 2025 rail dispatches
Why this matters
The shift to rail reduces carbon emissions, oil imports, and road congestion, supporting Maruti Suzuki's sustainability goals and India's net-zero ambition by 2070.
Terms in This Story
- AFTO
- Automobile-Freight-Train-Operator license, a permit allowing a company to operate its own freight trains for transporting vehicles.
- flexi deck rake
- A train with adjustable decks to carry different types of vehicles, maximizing capacity.
- hub and spoke model
- A logistics system where goods are transported to a central hub and then distributed to multiple destinations.
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