Gateway Distriparks Limited (GDL), India’s leading rail-led multimodal logistics company, has acquired approximately 25 acres of land in Indore, near the Pithampur Industrial Area, to develop and operate a new Inland Container Depot (ICD).
The proposed ICD has already received In-Principle Approval from Indian Railways, and will be developed with two rail sidings with a planned capacity of handling around 120,000 TEUs annually. The total investment for the project is estimated at `150 crore. Once operational, the facility will provide integrated services including rail transportation for EXIM and domestic containers, container handling, bonded warehousing and last-mile road distribution.
This marks GDL’s first entry into Central India and Madhya Pradesh, expanding the company’s footprint into a fast-growing industrial and manufacturing region. The ICD is expected to serve a wide regional catchment including Indore, Pithampur, Dewas, Dhar, Mhow, Ujjain, Sanwer, and surrounding industrial clusters. It will handle a diverse mix of cargo including auto components, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, polymers, textiles and garments, agricultural products, and other commodities.
Mr Prem Kishan Dass Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director, said: “While Gateway remains strongly focused on the EXIM market, the Indore ICD will also strengthen our domestic container logistics and rail-based distribution network. This will enable manufacturers and shippers in the region to access cost-efficient containerised movement not only to ports, but also across India’s key consumption and industrial corridors.”
The ICD is expected to benefit significantly from the upcoming Indore-Dahod rail line, which is likely to reduce rail lead distance from Indore to JNPA and accelerate the shift of container movement from road to rail, said a release.
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