Kavach commissioned on 2,569 km as Railways expands safety rollout

Indian Railways has commissioned its indigenous automatic train protection system Kavach 4.0 on 2,569 route km, while work is underway on another 21,858 route km. The figures suggest that only about 12% of the routes where trackside implementation has started are operational with the latest version. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw gave the figures in a reply to Lok Sabha, replying to the questions put up by MP Dr. D Ravi Kumar. Version 4.0 of this system, approved by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation on July 16, 2024, is expected to further improve location accuracy, according to the reply.