Narendra singh Tomar , Union Agriculture Minister will launch the country's first kisan special parcel Train via video conference which was announced in budget 2020.
The train will make stoppage at different stations carrying fruits , vegetables ,etc and it will be not carrying regular passengers . It will have coaches 10 +1.
This train will be going on weekly basis and will reach Danapur at 6.45 pm the next day , after completing the distance of 1519 km in over 31 hours .
The stoppages of this train - Manmad, Naski Road ,Bhusaval ,Jalgaon ,Burhanpur ,Itarsi , khandwa , katni , Jabalpur , Satna , Manikpur ,pt. Deendayal upadhyay Nagar , Prayagraj clhheoki , Buxar.
As per the railway ministry , Nasik and the surrounding region provides a high quality of fruits and vegetables , onions , flowers , other perishables mainly also transported to the region around Allahabad , patna , satna and Katni.
There shall be refrigerated coaches in freight trains and express as well. A cold supply chain to be build for meat , milk and fish for transportation of perishable traffic.
