Maruti Suzuki India Limited has surpassed the landmark of 2 million cumulative vehicle dispatches using the railways on Monday.

The company has rapidly scaled up its vehicle dispatches through railways from 65,700 units in 2014-15 to 447,750 units 2023-24.

Railways offer a congestion free, safer and energy-efficient alternative to the road transportation of vehicles.

The company dispatches vehicles to 20 destinations, serving over 450 cities using Indian Railways.

Hisashi Takeuchi, managing director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said: “Maruti Suzuki pioneered the use of railways for vehicle dispatches over a decade ago by becoming the first company in India to obtain the Automobile-Freight-Train- Operator license.

“Since then, the company has systematically increased its share of vehicle dispatches using railways. We plan to augment the use of railways in vehicle dispatches, close to 35 per cent over the next seven-eight years. We stand committed to the Government of India’s net zero emissions target by 2070.”

Earlier this year, under the PM Gati Shakti programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first automobile in-plant railway siding at Maruti Suzuki’s
Gujarat facility.