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What does Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) mean in logistics?

Short answer

A rail-connected cargo terminal developed by a private or non-railway party under Indian Railways’ Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal policy.

The GCT policy replaced the earlier private freight terminal and private siding approaches for new terminals, allowing industries and logistics firms to build terminals on railway or private land to load and unload rakes. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. How we count

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Also called
GCT, private freight terminal, PFT
Category
Air, sea & rail
Related terms
Rail rake, Railway receipt (RR), Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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