Hyundai begins exporting cars to Nepal using railways

Aditya · 13th January 2021, 16:17

Hyundai has announced that it has commenced export operations through the railway mode. The company has dispatched a consignment of 125 cars to Nepal.

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The first export consignment was flagged-off from the Walajabad Railway Hub near the Irungattukkottai-based Hyundai production facility outside Chennai. The train will reach the India-Nepal border at Nautanwa near the border town of Sonauli, from where the last-mile delivery will be through roadways owing to the topography of Nepal.

The overall on-road movement time is expected to reduce from 8 days to 5 days. This is also a more eco-friendly manner of transportation compared to road. It is claimed to reduce the carbon footprint by 20,260 tons.

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Hyundai already transports over 14% of its domestic car volumes by the rail route instead of road. It also uses waterways to send cars across India from the Irungattukkottai-based manufacturing facility.

Hyundai is the largest exporter of cars from India, shipping its cars to over 88 countries. The company surpassed the 30 lakh vehicle export milestone in January 2020.

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jigar1791@gmail · 13th January 2021, 16:25

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Originally Posted by Aditya

Hyundai has announced that it has commenced export operations through the railway mode. The company has dispatched a consignment of 125 cars to Nepal.

Interesting ! Any idea where will the cars be offloaded onto road and transported further via trucks?

Because currently, there's no functional rail link between India and Nepal. The last railhead on Indian side is Jaynagar station in Bihar, from where, most likely, the cars will be loaded onto trucks and then taken over to Nepal through border crossing.

amitjha086 · 13th January 2021, 21:34

Most of the cars enter Nepal through these two border points: Sunauli-Bhairahawa and Raxaul-Birgunj. There are stockyards on both sides of the borders. Cars once offloaded are kept in the Indian side of the border. When customers place the order, the company pays the custom duty of 250% and gets it into Nepal. From the border, the cars are driven to Kathmandu or other destinations in the country. The drivers usually find passengers to make few extra bucks. I've been on such cars for several times while traveling to Kathmandu.

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Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 18,443 Thanked: 79,341 Times View My Garage	Hyundai begins exporting cars to Nepal using railways Hyundai has announced that it has commenced export operations through the railway mode. The company has dispatched a consignment of 125 cars to Nepal. The first export consignment was flagged-off from the Walajabad Railway Hub near the Irungattukkottai-based Hyundai production facility outside Chennai. The train will reach the India-Nepal border at Nautanwa near the border town of Sonauli, from where the last-mile delivery will be through roadways owing to the topography of Nepal. The overall on-road movement time is expected to reduce from 8 days to 5 days. This is also a more eco-friendly manner of transportation compared to road. It is claimed to reduce the carbon footprint by 20,260 tons. Hyundai already transports over 14% of its domestic car volumes by the rail route instead of road. It also uses waterways to send cars across India from the Irungattukkottai-based manufacturing facility. Hyundai is the largest exporter of cars from India, shipping its cars to over 88 countries. The company surpassed the 30 lakh vehicle export milestone in January 2020. Link to Team-BHP News Article Last edited by Aditya : 13th January 2021 at 16:18.
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13th January 2021, 21:34	#3
amitjha086 BHPian Join Date: May 2016 Location: Nepal Posts: 170 Thanked: 610 Times	Re: Hyundai begins exporting cars to Nepal using railways Most of the cars enter Nepal through these two border points: Sunauli-Bhairahawa and Raxaul-Birgunj. There are stockyards on both sides of the borders. Cars once offloaded are kept in the Indian side of the border. When customers place the order, the company pays the custom duty of 250% and gets it into Nepal. From the border, the cars are driven to Kathmandu or other destinations in the country. The drivers usually find passengers to make few extra bucks. I've been on such cars for several times while traveling to Kathmandu.
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