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Rail Service Cut Damage and Lowered Transport Costs for Finished Vehicles in India
A major automotive manufacturer needed a more dependable way to move finished vehicles between Chennai and New Delhi. A dedicated rail solution improved reliability, reduced damage exposure, and lowered cost per vehicle.
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Customer Overview
Challenges
Solution
Results
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Customer Overview
- Origin market: Chennai, India
- Destination market: New Delhi, India
- Objective: move finished vehicles more reliably across India
Challenges
- Unreliable road-based deliveries
- Frequent vehicle damage tied to poor road infrastructure
- Capacity constraints limiting growth in finished-vehicle transport
Solution
- Established dedicated scheduled rail service between key production and consumption centers
- Used covered double-decker wagons with capacity for more than 300 vehicles
- Added end-to-end coordination for first mile, terminal handling, and future value-added services
Results
- More reliable transit with better schedule integrity
- Lower per-vehicle transportation cost through larger-capacity wagons
- Reduced damage exposure and lower emissions than road transport
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