Pipavav Expressway Having initiated the port project, the most important linkage that had to be put in place was rail connectivity. Although the Port of Pipavav has an existing meter gauge connection at Rajula, approximately 19 kilometres from Pipavav, this connection had to be strengthened and extended to the port. SKIL took yet another bold initiative and undertook a joint venture (50:50) with the Ministry of Railways for gauge conversion and extension of the railway lines from Surrendranagar to Pipavav.
This 273 kilometre railway line project represented the first joint venture of the Ministry of Railways. This pioneering project also represents a backward integration for complete broad gauge rail connectivity between Pipavav and its hinterland. This joint venture signalled the privatisation of Railway projects in the country and also was the first introduction of double stacked trains in
India. In 2005, SKIL sold its holdings in Pipavav Rail to the Denmark based A.P. Møller Maersk Group.
Pipavav Expressway