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Maruti Suzuki launches India's largest in-plant rail terminal at Manesar to boost green logistics

| @indiablooms | Jun 17, 2025, at 11:47 pm

Manesar (Haryana): Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) has begun operations at India’s largest in-plant railway siding at its Manesar plant, marking a major milestone in its green logistics push.

The facility was inaugurated by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.

Part of the 126-km Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC), this is Maruti Suzuki’s second in-plant rail terminal after Gujarat and has been developed in collaboration with the Haryana Orbital Rail Corporation Ltd (HORCL).

Spread across 46 acres, the electrified siding comprises four rake lines and one engine escape track totalling 8.2 km.

At peak capacity, it can dispatch 4.5 lakh vehicles annually to 17 hubs across 380 cities in India and to export terminals like Mundra and Pipavav.


“This is a landmark achievement in our green logistics journey,” said Maruti Suzuki MD and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi. “It aligns with our Net Zero emissions goal for 2070 and is expected to save 60 million litres of fuel and reduce carbon emissions by 1.75 lakh tonnes annually.”

The HORC project connects Sonipat to Palwal via Kharkhoda, Patli, Manesar and Sohna, and is being developed by HORCL—a joint venture that includes HRIDC, HSIIDC, GMDA, All Cargo Logistics and Maruti Suzuki. HRIDC holds a 55.4% equity stake, followed by HSIIDC (19%), Maruti Suzuki (13%), All Cargo (7.6%) and GMDA (5%).

The total estimated cost of the project is ₹11,709 crore and it is expected to be completed in the next five to six years.

In the first phase, a 5.7 km stretch links Patli junction on the existing railway network to the newly built Manesar station on the HORC, with an additional 1.2 km track directly connecting the station to Maruti Suzuki’s plant.

Maruti Suzuki has invested ₹452 crore in the project—₹325 crore into the HORC joint venture and ₹127 crore for its in-house rail yard.

The yard includes a two-storey station building, personnel-specific tracks, electronic interlocking systems, and advanced dispatch infrastructure.

Since FY2015, Maruti Suzuki has transported 2.5 million vehicles by rail. With the new facility, the company aims to increase the share of rail-based dispatches to 35% by FY2030-31, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 13 on climate action.

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