Port Pipavav is now connected to its hinterland via Surendranagar by the broad gauge rail network of Indian Railways. The broad guage rail connectivity project has been undertaken by Pipavav Rail Corporation Limited(PRCL) promoted by Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited and the Ministry of Railways. Port Pipavav has developed three railway sidings inside the port limit in close proximity to the warehouses and the berths for efficient and speedy handling of cargo. One of the rail sidings is a dedicated bulk siding.

The station code for the Gujarat Pipavav Port Rail Siding is PPSP - 08424130 and it falls under the Bhavnagar Division.

Port Pipavav is the first and only port in India to receive double stacked container trains, which have a capacity of carrying 180 TEUs as against 90 TEUs carried in a single stack train. Other advantages of running double stack container trains is that they result in lower rail freights, increase in the capacity of the railway line connecting the port as well as ensure faster evacuation of containers from the port as well as the ICD's.

Port Pipavav has been receiving container trains from all the major North India ICD’s. In November 2003 the port received its first train from ICD Tughlakabad and from February 2004 regular train services between ICD Sabarmati, ICD Dhandarikalan (Ludhiana) and ICD Kanakpura (Jaipur) to Port Pipavav commenced.

Port Pipavav is now connected by rail to all the major ICD’s in North West India which include:

Port Pipavav has the most competitive rail freights from North India coupled with excellent transit times as compared to other gateway ports on the West Coast of India.