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Kavach - Train Collision Protection
Kavach is Indian Railways' home-grown Automatic Train Protection system: it warns the loco pilot when a train overruns a signal or closes on another on the same line, and brakes the train itself if the warning is ignored. It is in the news because on 28 September 2026 the Railways cleared Rs 223 crore to take Version 4.0 over 614.75 route km of Varanasi Division on North Eastern Railway, days after South Central Railway switched on its first 4.0 section.
Last updated 29 September 20266 min read
Latest update
Adds the 28 Sep approval of Rs 223 crore for Kavach 4.0 on 614.75 route km of Varanasi Division, North Eastern Railway, as the latest divisional sanction.
- Kavach
- Kavach 4.0
- Automatic Train Protection
- Moradabad Division
- Northern Railway
- Indian Railways
- railway safety
- electronic interlocking
- Lucknow Division
- South Central Railway
- Varanasi Division
- North Eastern Railway
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