Overview

• Indian Railways reports moving more than 6,400 tonnes of apples from the Kashmir Valley to Delhi via frequent parcel services over the past two weeks.
• The service launched on September 11 with two parcel vans—one to Jammu and one to Adarsh Nagar, Delhi—each loaded with about 23 tonnes.
• Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off an expanded eight‑van train from Srinagar to Adarsh Nagar on September 15 to scale capacity.
• Rail runs cut transit to under 21 hours from Budgam to Delhi and under six hours to Jammu, outperforming disrupted road routes.
• Officials say additional capacity is planned with parcel‑rake operations from Baramulla, and more than 500 tonnes of mustard oil and other essentials have also been moved between Bari Brahmana and Budgam.