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'''RORO ferry services in India''' include the following, many others are under implementation or planning phases.

== List ==

=== Assam ===

* [[Majuli]] island in [[Brahmaputra River]]: 2 vessels operate on [[National Waterway 2]] (NW2) by [[Inland Waterways Authority of India]] (IWAR) with capacity of 200 passenger, 4 cars and 2 trucks.<ref name="ro1">[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/shipping-/-transport/inland-waterways-authority-of-india-to-provide-assam-four-new-state-of-the-art-ro-pax-vessels/articleshow/77207943.cms Inland Waterways Authority of India to provide Assam four new state-of-the-art Ro-Pax vessels], Economic Times, Jul 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Pandu Port]] ([[Guwahati]]) across Brahmaputra River: 1 vessel operates on NW2 by IWAR with capacity of 200 passenger, 4 cars and 2 trucks.<ref name="ro1" />
* [[Dhubri Port]] across Brahmaputra River: 1 vessel operates on NW2 by IWAR with capacity of 200 passenger, 4 cars and 2 trucks.<ref name="ro1" />
* [[Karimganj]] - [[Bangladesh]] over [[Barak River]]:<ref name="kochi12">[https://www.constructionweekonline.in/projects-tenders/15695-pm-to-launch-ghogha-hazira-ferry-service-in-gujarat PM to launch Ghogha-Hazira ferry service in Gujarat], constructionweekonline.in, 8 Nov 2020.</ref>

=== Gujarat ===

* [[Dahej]] and [[Hazira]] in [[Gulf of Khambhat]]: Discontinued in early 2020.<ref name="guj1">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/gujarat-pm-to-launch-ghogha-hazira-ropax-ferry-service-on-nov-8/articleshow/78981569.cms Gujarat: PM to launch Ghogha-Hazira 'Ropax' ferry service on 8 Nov], Times of India, 1 Nov 2020.</ref> Restarted for passengers only in March 2021.
* [[DG Sea Connect]]: [[Ghogha]] ([[Bhavnagar district]] in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]) to [[Hazira]] ([[Surat district]]: The all-weather Ropax ferry, which can carry 550 passengers, 30 trucks, 7 smaller trucks, and 100 two-wheelers, reduces the 370-km road distance which takes 12 hours to 60-km sea route which takes 4 hours.<ref name="guj1" />

=== Goa ===
Was in the implementation phase in 2017.<ref name="MumGoa1">[https://www.asianage.com/metros/mumbai/290417/ro-ro-ferry-to-cut-mumbai-goa-travel-time-by-three-hours-from-2018.html Ro-Ro ferry to cut Mumbai-Goa travel time by three hours from 2018], Asian Age, 29 Apr 2017.</ref>

=== India-Bangladesh ===

* [[Karimganj]] - [[Bangladesh]] over [[Barak River]] .<ref name="kochi12" />

=== Kerala ===

* [[Kochi]] (Kozhikod): It opened in November 2020.<ref name="kochi12" />

=== Maharashtra ===

* [[Ferry Wharf]] ([[Mumbai]]) - [[Mandwa, Maharashtra|Mandwa]] ([[Alibag]] in [[Raigad district]] ).

Operated since 2018 which cuts Ferry Wharf-Mandwa and Ferry Wharf-Mandwa-Goa travel time by 3 hours. Ferry Wharf to Alibag travel by road takes 4 hours, which is en route to Goa. Ferry from Ferry Wharf to Mandwa Jetty will take 30 minutes, and from Mandwa Jetty it takes further 45 to drive to Alibag from where travelers can drive to Goa.<ref name="MumGoa1" />

* [[Nerul]] ([[Navi Mumbai]]): It was in the implementation phase in 2017.<ref name="MumGoa1" />

=== West Bengal ===

* [[Kolkata]] to [[Northeast India]] .<ref name="kochi12" />

==See also==

* [[Multi-Modal Logistics Parks in India]]
* [[List of National Waterways in India]]
* [[Sagar Mala project]]
* [[Setu Bharatam]]
* [[UDAN]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Water transport in India]]
[[Category:Ferry transport in India]]

RORO ferries in India - Revision history

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