150 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals Now Commissioned Across India: Ashwini Vaishnaw

September 15, 2026 9:56 PM

150 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals Now Commissioned Across India: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone for five Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) in Gujarat, aimed at strengthening freight handling capacity and improving connectivity between regional economic centres, ports and markets across the country. The Railway Minister also flagged off a salt-loaded freight train from Shivlakha GCT to Mithapur, marking a step towards greater use of railways for transporting salt from...

Gati Shakti cargo terminal freight revenue increases four times in three years, reaching Rs 12,608.05 crore in 2024-25

December 4, 2025 10:56 AM

Gati Shakti cargo terminal freight revenue increases four times in three years, reaching Rs 12,608.05 crore in 2024-25

Indian Railways’ freight operations under the Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal (GCT) policy have recorded a fourfold increase in revenue over the past three years, reaching ₹12,608.05 crore in 2024-25, according to information shared by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The GCT policy, introduced in 2021 to promote the development of cargo terminals on both private and railway land, has accelerated private participation and multimodal logistics inf...