In a major boost to railway safety and modernisation, Indian Railways has sanctioned the expansion of the indigenous Kavach automatic train protection system across key routes of Northern Railway at a total cost of around 362 crore rupees.
The sanctioned works include provision of Kavach over nearly one thousand 478 route kilometres covering important sections of Firozpur and Jammu divisions.
Railway Ministry said that, under the project, Kavach will be installed over one thousand route kilometres on balance sections of Firozpur Division at an estimated cost of about 241 crore rupees.
In Jammu Division, Kavach will be provided on the Jalandhar City Junction-Jammu Tawi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Batala -Pathankot Junction and Banihal-Baramulla sections covering around 466 route kilometres at a cost of nearly 121 crore rupees.
Kavach is India’s indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system that helps prevent collisions by automatically applying brakes in case of unsafe movement.
The technology also assists loco pilots in maintaining safe train operations through continuous communication between locomotives, signalling systems and trackside equipment.
The expansion of Kavach across these strategically important routes will significantly enhance operational safety, improve reliability and support efficient train movement.
