Rail share hits 26% as Maruti Suzuki cuts 87,904 tonnes of CO₂e and saves 68.7 million litres of fuel in 2025.
Maruti Suzuki India has achieved its highest-ever rail-based vehicle dispatches in calendar year 2025, transporting over 5.85 lakh vehicles through the Indian Railways network, an 18% increase year-on-year. Rail logistics now account for around 26% of the company’s outbound vehicle shipments, reflecting a sharp rise from just 5.1% in 2016.
The increased shift to rail delivered significant sustainability gains, helping the automaker avoid approximately 87,904 metric tonnes of CO₂e emissions and save over 68.7 million litres of fuel during the year.
The record performance was supported by key infrastructure milestones, including the inauguration of India’s largest in-plant automobile railway siding at Manesar and Maruti Suzuki’s first-ever rail dispatch to the Kashmir Valley, routed via the world’s highest railway arch bridge over the Chenab river, a first for any automobile manufacturer.
Dispatches originating from in-plant railway sidings at the company’s Gujarat and Manesar facilities contributed 53% of total rail volumes in CY2025.
Maruti Suzuki, which received its Automobile Freight Train Operator (AFTO) licence in 2013, has transported over 28 lakh vehicles by rail since FY2014-15 from 22 dispatch points, serving more than 600 cities through a hub-and-spoke model. The company currently operates over 45 flexi-deck rakes, each capable of carrying around 260 vehicles per trip.
Commenting on the milestone, Hisashi Takeuchi, MD & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India, said 2025 marked the company’s highest rail dispatch ever and highlighted the twin achievements at Manesar and on the Kashmir route as major steps in strengthening green logistics. He added that Maruti Suzuki aims to increase the rail-based share of vehicle dispatches to 35% by FY 2030–31, supporting India’s net-zero target by 2070.
Source: TOI
