Overview
- The new rollout spans Vadodara–Virar (344 km) on Western Railway, Tuglakabad Junction Cabin–Palwal (35 km) on Northern Railway, and Manpur–Sarmatanr (93.3 km) on East Central Railway.
- The Railway Ministry says this is the largest single-day and single-month commissioning of Kavach to date, lifting Version 4.0 coverage to 1,306.3 route kilometres across five zones.
- Initial services operated on the newly enabled sections, including the Dadar–Bhuj Sayajinagri Express from Mumbai and the Sasaram Intercity Express in the East Central zone.
- Western Railway reports 364 locomotives fitted with Kavach, with work targeting Vadodara–Nagda by March 2026 and Virar–Mumbai Central by September 2026.
- While most official accounts cite 472.3 km commissioned, one report quoted a Railway Board official giving a lower figure of 455 km.