New Delhi: In response to RTI, the Railway Ministry informed that the latest version of the automatic train protection system, Kavach 4.0, has been installed and commissioned on 654 km of rail track by September 2025.
The ministry also said the Kavach system has been installed at 155 railway stations and 2,892 locomotives.
Railway ministry officials stated that extensive work is underway in all 18 railway zones across the country, and more sections are expected to be commissioned soon.
Earlier on July 30, 2025, Union Minister for Railways Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “Railways has indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured the Kavach Automatic Train Protection System, taking inspiration from Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ vision. Kavach 4.0 is a technology-intensive system. It was approved by the Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) in July 2024. Many developed nations took 20-30 years to develop and install train protection systems. The commissioning of Kavach 4.0 on the Kota-Mathura section has been achieved in a very short timeframe. This is a very big achievement.”
Advanced Train protection systems of international standard, were not installed in the country in the last 60 years after independence. To ensure train and passenger safety, Kavach system has recently been operationalized.
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