Indian Railways sanctions Kavach deployment across 631 route kilometres on six sections of East Coast Railway to enhance train safety and collision avoidance.
Indian Railways has approved the deployment of Kavach across 631 Route Kilometres (RKm) of East Coast Railway at a cost of Rs 270 crore. The project covers six railway sections: Baghuapal–Budhapank, Haridaspur–Paradeep, Khurda Road–Balangir, Naupada–Gunupur, Lanjigarh Road-Junagarh and Bobbili-Salur. Kavach is India’s indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, designed to prevent signal passing at danger (SPAD), over-speeding and train collisions by continuously monitoring train movement and automatically applying brakes whenever required. The sanctioned work forms part of Indian Railways’ larger programme for the deployment of Kavach with an LTE-based communication backbone across the national railway network.
The installation of Kavach on these sections is expected to benefit both passenger and freight train operations across key sections of Odisha and neighbouring regions served by East Coast Railway. In addition to collision avoidance, Kavach enables safer and more reliable train movement during adverse weather conditions including dense fog, improving service reliability and punctuality. The project further strengthens Indian Railways’ ongoing mission to expand Kavach coverage across high-density and strategically important routes.
Source: Press Information Bureau (PIB)
