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Indian Railways Clears Rs 1,364 Crore Push to Expand Kavach and Upgrade Signalling

The package ties Kavach to trackside communications to curb human‑error crashes.

Indian Railways is investing Rs 1,364 crore to expand the Kavach system, aiming to improve railway safety, prevent train collisions, and modernise operations across busy and high-risk routes.
Indian Railways Kavach system technology preventing train accidents with automatic braking system
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Overview

  • Indian Railways, which on Wednesday approved a Rs 1,364.45 crore safety package, will prioritize high‑density and high‑risk routes for the rollout.
  • The plan earmarks Rs 208.81 crore to install onboard Kavach equipment in 232 locomotives under Southern Railway.
  • Approvals cover new 2×48 optical fibre cable networks, including Rs 400.86 crore across Northern Railway divisions and Rs 176.77 crore for 2,196 route km in North Central Railway.
  • South Central Railway will replace old panel interlocking with modern electronic interlocking at 35 Guntakal and 14 Nanded stations for Rs 578.02 crore.
  • Kavach is an Indian automatic train protection system that auto‑brakes to stop overspeed and missed signals, helps in fog, and, as Republic reports, its Version 4.0 boosts location accuracy and links directly to electronic interlocking.