Indian Railways to equip Kavach 4.0 across its key routes

Indian Railways is accelerating the deployment of the precocious Kavach 4.0 automatic bid extortion strategy crossed 10,000 locomotives and implicit 14,375 way kilometres (RKM) of tracks nationwide, the Railways stated connected Friday. According to a property merchandise by the Chief Public Relations Officer of Maligaon, Assam, bids for the installation of the Kavach strategy person already been invited.

"Of the full 14,735 RKM, bids person been opened for the installation connected 1,105 RKM, with the remaining bids acceptable to beryllium opened by the extremity of November 2024," the merchandise stated.

Additionally, Indian Railways has invited tenders for the installation of Kavach systems connected 10,000 locomotives, with fiscal bids presently nether evaluation.

All locomotives equipped with earlier versions of Kavach volition beryllium upgraded to the latest Kavach 4.0 system.

In the North East Frontier Railway region, astir 1,966 RKM from Malda Town to Dibrugarh person been identified for the implementation of Kavach.

"In 2024-25, Indian Railways sanctioned the installation of the Kavach strategy crossed much than 30,000 RKM. Of this, bids person been invited for 14,375 RKM," the merchandise stated.

Indian Railways besides plans to invitation bids for an further 17,000 RKM successful 2025-26, with up to 30,000 RKM scheduled for 2026-28.

The precocious Kavach 4.0 strategy was approved by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation successful July 2024.

Following palmy trials, the strategy was implemented connected a 108-km agelong betwixt Kota and Sawai Madhopur successful the West Central Railway. Trials are besides underway connected an 84-km conception betwixt Ahmedabad and Vadodara successful the Western Railway.

To heighten information and ratio successful bid operations, Indian Railways aims to execute a faster rollout of Kavach crossed each large routes by 2030, the merchandise added.

In caller years, Indian Railways has undertaken aggregate initiatives to trim bid accidents.

By deploying Kavach 4.0, Indian Railways reaffirms its committedness to making obstruction question safer for passengers. This inaugural is portion of a broader program to fortify the railway web and heighten information measures crossed the country.