The Central Railway recently completed locomotive trials of KAVACH, the indigenously developed automatic train protection system, on the Panvel-Roha section of the Mumbai division, marking a key step towards introducing the technology across the railway’s 4,000-km route network.

 

 

The trials were conducted between Somatne, Apta, and Jite stations. With this, the Central Railway has become the first zonal railway to complete loco trials on all five of its divisions-Mumbai, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Pune, and Solapur-within six months of awarding the KAVACH work order in March 2025. KAVACH is designed to enhance operational safety by preventing collisions and reducing the risk of signal passing at danger.