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September 1, 2026 1:46 PM

Indian Railways approves Rs 675 crore for Kavach 4.0, signalling upgrade and freight bypass projects

Indian Railways has approved projects worth a combined ₹675 crore to strengthen railway safety, modernise signalling infrastructure and enhance freight movement across the network. The approvals include ₹170 crore for deploying Kavach Version 4.0 across the remaining 712 Route Kilometres (Rkm) of Moradabad Division, ₹233 crore for Electronic Interlocking (EI) at 21 stations in Samastipur Division, and ₹272 crore for an 11-km bypass line between Adra end and Joychandipahar in South Easte...

August 12, 2026 8:55 PM

Indian Railways approves Rs 295-crore Kavach 4.0 rollout across 660 Route Km in Izzatnagar Division

Indian Railways has approved the deployment of Kavach Version 4.0 across 660 route kilometres of the Izzatnagar Division of North Eastern Railway (NER) at an estimated cost of ₹295 crore. The project has been sanctioned under the umbrella work for providing Kavach along with a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) communication backbone on the remaining sections of the Indian Railways network. According to the Ministry of Railways, Kavach is India's indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP...

July 10, 2026 6:26 PM

Indian Railways approves Rs 206 crore Kavach 4.0 deployment on 680 km of Northern Railway network

Indian Railways has approved a ₹206-crore project to deploy Kavach Version 4.0, its indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, across 680 route kilometres of the Northern Railway network, further strengthening rail safety and operational efficiency. The project will cover the Rewari-Delhi and Shakurbasti-Bathinda sections, along with their feeder branch lines under the Delhi Division of Northern Railway. The initiative forms part of Indian Railways' nationwide rollout of Kavach, aim...

March 11, 2026 9:37 PM

Kavach 4.0 commissioned on 1,452 km of key rail routes; safety spending on Indian Railways triples

Indian Railways has successfully commissioned Kavach 4.0, the latest version of its indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, across 1,452 route kilometres on the high-density Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah corridors, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The development marks a significant milestone in strengthening railway safety and modernising train operations on some of the country’s busiest routes. Indigenous safety technology Kavach is ...

December 5, 2025 3:39 PM

Indian Railways commissions Kavach 4.0 on 738 Route km across key corridors

Indian Railways has commissioned Kavach 4.0, the latest version of its indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, on 738 route kilometres across two major corridors. The system has been deployed over 633 route kilometres in the Palwal-Mathura-Nagda section on the Delhi-Mumbai route and 105 route kilometres in the Howrah-Bardhaman section on the Delhi-Howrah route. The update was shared by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. Kavach is a saf...