Jammu, May 26 -- Mumbaikars are all set to savour Kashmir's red cherry as season's first parcel van from Jammu railway station arrived at Bandra in western suburbs of Mumbai on Tuesday.

"Besides shoring up the coffers of growers and traders of Jammu and Kashmir, the efficient mode of rail transport will enable the people of Mumbai to savour cherries from Kashmir," said a spokesperson of the Railways.

"The valley's deep-red cherries reached Bandra on Tuesday around 3.45 pm. The season's first cherry special parcel van left Jammu on Monday morning around 5.45 am. This is a major leap by the Railways towards delivering J&K's horticulture produce to every corner of the country in record time," he added.

Around 12 tonnes of cherries, contai...