Adani Logistics receives first Bathinda polymer train at Gujarat’s Virochannagar depot

Adani Logistics has received its first trainload of polymers at the Virochannagar Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Gujarat from HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited’s (HMEL) facility in Bathinda, Punjab. The shipment, reported on 13 November 2026, adds domestic petrochemical traffic to a rail-linked terminal that began handling export and import freight in 2025.

Bathinda shipment adds polymer cargo to Virochannagar’s rail operations

The movement links HMEL’s Bathinda refinery and petrochemical complex with Adani Logistics’ inland terminal in Gujarat. Polymers are manufacturing inputs used in packaging, automotive components, construction products, textiles and consumer goods. The shipment brings that industrial cargo into a terminal already connected by rail to Mundra Port. The first rake’s tonnage, polymer grades and any schedule for repeat services remain undisclosed.

HMEL is a joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Mittal Energy Investments. Its Bathinda petrochemical complex has a combined polymer capacity of 2.2 million tonnes a year, comprising 1.2 million tonnes of polyethylene and one million tonnes of polypropylene. The complex produces several grades, including polyethylene used in flexible packaging and blow-moulded products. These figures describe the plant’s production capacity.

Bathinda and Gujarat are also linked by a separate petroleum supply route. HMEL’s pipeline subsidiary operates a 1,017-kilometre line carrying crude oil from Mundra to Bathinda. The polymer rake moves a manufactured petrochemical product in the opposite direction, from the Punjab production site to an inland freight terminal in Gujarat.

Virochannagar began export rail operations in September 2025

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), the parent company of Adani Logistics, said Virochannagar began export and import operations with an export block train run in collaboration with Ocean Network Express. Its investor disclosures show that the depot dispatched block trains for Ocean Network Express and Emirates Shipping to Mundra Port in September 2025. The Bathinda movement adds an inbound industrial flow to the depot’s earlier port-bound rail traffic.

Virochannagar is one of 12 rail-connected logistics parks listed by Adani Logistics. For financial year 2025–26, APSEZ reported rail container volumes of 695,517 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) and bulk rail cargo of 21.7 million tonnes across its logistics operations. The group listed a fleet of 68 container rakes serving cargo across 18 states.

FAQs

Where did the first polymer rake at ICD Virochannagar originate?

It came from HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited’s refinery and petrochemical complex in Bathinda, Punjab, and arrived at Adani Logistics’ inland container depot in Gujarat.

Does Virochannagar have a rail connection to Mundra Port?

Yes. Adani Ports disclosed that Virochannagar dispatched block trains to Mundra Port for Ocean Network Express and Emirates Shipping in September 2025.

What is HMEL’s polymer production capacity at Bathinda?

HMEL puts the complex’s annual capacity at 2.2 million tonnes, including 1.2 million tonnes of polyethylene and one million tonnes of polypropylene.