Location & Connectivity

APM Terminals  Pipavav is located in in the state of Gujarat, just 152 nautical miles northwest of Mumbai on the west coast of India. It is situated at a latitude of 20°54'N and a longitude of 71°30'E.

Gujarat is one of the leading industrially developed states in India and contributes about a quarter of India’s goods exports. Gujarat is a leader in industrial sectors such as chemicals, petrochemicals, dairy, drugs and pharmaceuticals, cement and ceramics, gems and jewellery, textiles and engineering. The industrial sector comprises of over 800 large industries and 453,339 micro, small and medium enterprises. Key markets in this area include Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Veraval, Amreli, Ahmedabad, Surat, Baroda, Bhavnagar and Mahuva. 

Just beyond APM Terminals Pipavav's immediate hinterland are the northwest markets of Rajasthan, Delhi/NCR and Punjab. Together, these areas generate approximately 60% of India's cargo. Cargo-intensive markets in Rajasthan include Jodhpur, Bhilwara, Udaipur, Jaipur, Kota and Bhiwadi. In Punjab, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mandi Gobindgarh and Chandigarh produce a large volume of cargo.

Rail Connectivity 

The port can handle incoming and outgoing trains simultaneously, with several railway sidings to support loading and offloading. APM Terminals Pipavav was the first port in India to receive double stacked container trains in March 2006. Double stacked trains have the capacity to carry 180TEUs compared to 90TEUs in a single stack train. The station code for APM Terminals Pipavav Port Rail Siding is PPSP - 08424130, and it falls under the Bhavnagar Division.

• APM Terminals holds a 38.8% share in a 269km broad gauge railway line built by PRCL, which connects the port to Surendranagar, the national rail network and a Dedicated Freight Corridor
• Regular train services to all North and West India ICDs
• Steadily increase in train frequency, can handle 22 trains per day
• Competitive rail freights and fast transit times
• Pioneers in India with double-stack and dedicated reefer trains with gensets

Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC)

Following the completion of high-rise overhead electrified rail yard in September 2021, APM Terminals Pipapav became the first Indian Port, to connect to the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC). Once fully completed in early 2022, the Western DFC is expected to reduce transit times to the north-west hinterland by around 50%, offering safe, reliable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly logistics solutions to customers. It will increase rail capacity 10-fold.

The Western DFC is an electrified, double-track rail corridor covering a distance of 1504 kms from JNPT, Navi Mumbai to Dadri ICD near Delhi. The first section between Palanpur and Rewari is already operational.

A 269km broad gauge railway line connects the Port directly to the Western DFC at Mehsana and Ahmedabad. Key stations on the Western DFC include Dadri ICD (near Delhi), Narnaul, Sri Madhopur and Reengus (Sikar), Phulera and Marwar Junction (Rajasthan), Palanpur, Amli Road (Sabarmati), Makarpura (Vadodara), Gothangam / Kosad (Gujarat) and Vasai Road (Maharashtra) before it terminates at JNPT (Nhava Sheva Port) in Navi Mumbai.

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Inland Container Depot (ICD) Rail Connectivity 

APM Terminals Pipavav receives container trains from all the major ICDs in northwest India. In November 2003, the port received its first train from ICD Tughlakabad. From February 2004 regular train services were established between the port and the various ICDs in northwest India. Rail connectivity and frequency have continuously grown making the port one of the best connected ports in the state.

Since October 2021, a regular high-speed electrified connection has been available using the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor between the Port and Jodhpur ICD. In November 2021, together with PRCL, the terminal launched a double stack rail service to Jodhpur via Sanand using a hub & spoke model. The hub & spoke model enables the service to provide access to other ICDs in India. Also in November 2021, APM Terminals Pipavav received the first call of its reefer rail service from the Viramgam ICD located in the Ahmedabad district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Rail Distances from APM Terminals Pipavav to ICDs

Road network 

APM Terminals Pipavav has developed a four-lane expressway measuring 11 km to connect the port to the National Highway 8E. The highway was previously known as Coastal Highway 6, and was upgraded significantly after its conversion to NH 8E. In addition, the Ahmedabad-Dholera central spine road will be extended up to the port. It will be a 10-lane road and the extension will provide alternate port connectivity to the Special Investment Region. This project has been fast-tracked, and the government has allocated 26,000 hectares of land of the required 36,000 hectares. 

Road Distance in KMs

Costal feeders

APM Terminals Pipavav is well-connected to Cochin, Tuticorin, Kattupalli, Hazira, Kandla and Mundra, and is focused on bringing in volumes from all cargo generating areas on the West Coast. For West Indian ports, the back haul for coastal cargo is the head haul for international cargo.

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