Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed their gratitude to the Railway Ministry for launching a dedicated parcel train service from Budgam in Kashmir Valley to New Delhi for the transportation of apples.

The announcement of dedicated parcel train service from Budgam was announced by Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw.
“With the Jammu-Srinagar line operational, the Kashmir valley has better connectivity. Railways is introducing a daily time-tabled parcel train from Budgam in Kashmir to Adarsh Nagar station in Delhi starting 13th September 2025. Loading of 2 parcel vans carrying apples from Badgam to Delhi is beginning today,” Vaishnaw said on X.
The Lieutenant Governor conveyed his appreciation for the initiative.
“The daily parcel-train from Budgam to New Delhi will bring huge relief to apple growers. My deepest gratitude to the Prime Minister and union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw Ji,” office of LG said on X.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Minister for Railways for their support in making this initiative possible.
“It took about a week of close coordination between railway ministry officials & officers in my secretariat with inputs from J&K Agriculture Production Department to get to the point where our harvested fruit is now being transported by train. With the National Highway continuing to give us trouble this has become a source of great relief for growers whose produce risked rotting because it wasn’t reaching the market. My thanks to @AshwiniVaishnaw Sb for responding to my calls & endless messages to get to this off the ground (sic),” Omar posted on X