Gateway Distriparks Ltd Summary
Gateway Distriparks Limited (GDL) was initially incorporated as Gateway Rail Freight Limited on April 06, 1994 and got Certificate of Commencement of Business on October 24, 1994. Pursuant to the Scheme of Amalgamation, Companys name was changed to Gateway Distriparks Limited on February 11, 2022. The Company is the ICD-CFS operator in the country and offers one of Indias widest networks.
It operates an asset light business model and its core business comprises of Container Freight Stations (CFS) and Inland Container Depots (ICD). It operate 5 ICD facilities i.e. ICD Gurgaon (Garhi Harsaru), ICD Faridabad (Piyala), ICD Ludhiana (Sahnewal), ICD Kashipur and ICD Viramgam and 5 CFS facilities i.e.
CFS Nhava Sheva, CFS Chennai, CFS Visakhapatnam, CFS Krishnapatnam and CFS Kochi in India. CFS-ICD facilities are a vital cog in the EXIM supply chain of the country.The Company is operating a fleet of 34 trains sets along with 560+ trailers for transportation between its facilities and maritime ports, as well as first & last mile connectivity to provide end to end solutions to the EXIM industry. It offers general & bonded warehousing, rail & road transportation, container handling services and other value added services.
As part of the expansion, GDL has started domestic rail services from New Ankleshwar to North India and augmented infrastructure across locations. In 2020-21, the erstwhile group companies- Gateway Distriparks Ltd and Gateway East India Private Limited were amalgamated with Gateway Rail Freight Limited through the Scheme of Amalgamation, which became effective from December 28, 2021. In FY 2022-23, Company acquired 100% shareholding of Kashipur Infrastructure and Freight Terminal Private Limited (KIFTPL) and made it a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.In 2024, Company acquired additional equity stake (approx.
4.99% of the total paid up capital) in Snowman Logistics Limited (SLL), Associate Company thereby increasing the holding percentage from existing 40.25% to 45.24% as on March 31, 2024.During the year 2024-25, the Company acquired additional equity stake of approximately 4.77% of the total paid up capital in Snowman Logistics Limited (SLL), making it a material subsidiary company of the Company, with effect from December 24, 2024.In 2025-26, the Company acquired approximately 25 acres of land near the Pithampur Industrial Area, Indore, for the development of a new Inland Container Depot (ICD). In June 2026, it operated the first double stack service from JNPT towards the NCR on the completed corridor.