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{{Short description|ROPAX terminal in India}}
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| address             = Machhiwada, [[Ghogha]], [[Gujarat]]-364110, [[India]]
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| owner               = [[Gujarat Maritime Board]], [[Government of Gujarat]]
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'''Ghogha ROPAX Ferry Terminal''' is a combined [[RoRo]]-[[Passenger terminal (maritime)|Passenger ferry terminal]], located in [[Ghogha]], [[Bhavnagar district]], [[Gujarat]].

== History ==
The concept of a ferry terminal was formulated in 1979 under the 5th [[Five-Year Plans of India]] to establish a modern ferry service for the transportation of loaded trucks, buses, and other vehicles across the Gulf of Khambhat between Ghogha and [[Dahej Port|Dahej]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Department (Planning) |first=Gujarat (India) General Administration |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KY_EwbKpKQ8C&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Ghogha+Ferry+terminal&q=Ghogha+Ferry+terminal&hl=en |title=Draft Five Year Plan, 1978-83 |publisher=General Administration Department (Planning), Government of Gujarat |pages=174 |language=en}}</ref> Later, it was passed on as a component of a state government initiative.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dept |first=Gujarat (India) General Administration |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=shGXL991eQkC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Ghogha+Ferry+terminal&q=Ghogha+Ferry+terminal&hl=en |title=Development Programme |publisher=Government of Gujarat, General Administration Department (Planning) |pages=184 |language=en}}</ref>

The terminal was inaugurated in 2020 by Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] as a part of the Ghogha-[[Hazira]] ferry service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Avinash |title=Explained: What is Gujarat’s Ghogha-Hazira ferry service? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-pm-modi-to-inaugurate-gujarats-ghogha-hazira-ferry-service-6980968/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shipping Min to encourage pvt sector in ferry services |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/shipping-min-to-encourage-pvt-sector-in-ferry-services/article33387689.ece |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en}}</ref> 

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[[Category:Ferry terminals in India]]
[[Category:Ferry terminals]]