Northern Railway to operate regular Delhi-Kashmir parcel train service from April 17

JAMMU: (Apr 16) The Jammu Division of Northern Railway on Wednesday said it will operate a Joint Parcel Product-Rapid Cargo Service (JPP-RCS) train between Adarsh Nagar in New Delhi and Budgam in central Kashmir from April 17, offering relief to traders in the Valley, particularly fruit growers and handicrafts merchants.

The service will run regularly on a trial basis till May 31, after which it is likely to be inducted into regular service subject to satisfactory occupancy levels, an official release said.

Train 00462 will depart from Budgam at 6.15 am and arrive at Delhi's Adarsh Nagar at 5 am the following day.