As per the agreement between the parties, Gateway Distriparks will be managing rail services, while terminal operations will be handled by Sawariya.
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As per the agreement between the parties, Gateway Distriparks will be managing rail services, while terminal operations will be handled by Sawariya.
MMLP Ankleshwar is strategically positioned to serve major manufacturing and chemical hubs, given its location near Surat. It will serve key industrial zones including Surat, Panoli GIDC, Ankleshwar GIDC, Bharuch, Jhagadia GIDC, Dahej, Hazira among other prominent hubs in Gujarat.
The facility is directly connected to the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) and will be capable of handling double-stack trains.
With a planned annual handling capacity of 200,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) and 850,000 sq. ft. of warehousing space, the MMLP is expected to scale further in phases, based on market demand.
As per the agreement between the parties, Gateway Distriparks will be managing rail services, while terminal operations will be handled by Sawariya, leveraging their over 20 years of experience in logistics, warehousing and industrial construction.
GDL has already started domestic operations where it operates its own Inland Container Depots, including Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ludhiana, Uttarakhand and Ahmedabad markets, with the first right of refusal for future markets.
It will also cater to EXIM and DPD (Direct Port Delivery) volumes once the Inland Container Depot (ICD) is completed, which is likely to begin operations by the start of the next financial year.
“This partnership with Sawariya strengthens our presence in Western India and enhances our ability to serve customers through an integrated hub-and-spoke network. The asset-light model enables us to scale quickly without any capital investment in the terminal by focusing on rail operations and leveraging our network advantage,” said the Chairman & Managing Director of GDL, Prem Kishan Dass Gupta, in a press release on August 8, 2025.
Shares of Gateway Distriparks Ltd rose 2% on Friday, recording an intraday high of ₹67.14 per piece on the BSE, The stock ended half a percent higher on Friday.
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