**Policy Summary: Approval of ₹140 Crore Kavach Project for Ahmedabad Division**
**Overview**
On June 15, 2026, the Ministry of Railways sanctioned the installation of Kavach Version 4.0 for the Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway in Gujarat. This initiative is part of a broader umbrella programme aimed at modernizing Indian Railways through the deployment of an indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system with an LTE-based communication backbone.
**Project Scope and Scale**
* **Total Investment:** ₹140 crore.
* **Coverage Area:** 598 route kilometres across 48 block sections within the Ahmedabad Division.
* **Total Division Progress:** This project follows a previous sanction of 702 route kilometres. With this new approval, all remaining sections of the Ahmedabad Division will be equipped with the Kavach system.
**Technical Specifications and Objectives**
Kavach is an indigenously developed ATP system designed to enhance operational safety through the following features:
* **Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD) Prevention:** Helps prevent trains from overshooting signals.
* **Automatic Braking:** Automatically applies brakes to avert unsafe conditions.
* **Speed Control:** Regulates train speed in critical conditions.
* **Collision Avoidance:** Significantly reduces the risk of train-to-train collisions.
**Administrative Details**
* **Date of Announcement:** 15 JUN 2026, 2:25 PM
* **Issuing Authority:** PIB Delhi, Ministry of Railways
* **Release ID:** 2272922
* **Personnel Cited:** Dharmendra Tewari, Dr. Nayan Solanki, Ritu Raj, Manik Sharma
* **Language Availability:** The announcement is available in Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.
Key Entities Referenced
Kavach: An indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system designed to enhance rail safety by preventing collisions and controlling train speed.
Ministry of Railways: The primary government body responsible for approving and overseeing the ₹140 crore rail safety project.
Ahmedabad Division, Western Railway (Gujarat): The specific administrative location and railway division where the Kavach Version 4.0 project is to be implemented.
Umbrella programme for the provision of Kavach with LTE-based communication backbone: The official initiative under which the project has been sanctioned for balance routes of the Indian Railways network.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways Approves ₹140 Crore Kavach
Project for Ahmedabad Division in Gujarat
प्रव तथ: 15 JUN 2026 2:25PM by PIB Delhi
In a significant step towards enhancing rail safety, Indian Railways has approved the installation of
Kavach Version 4.0 on 598 route kilometres covering 48 block sections of the Ahmedabad Division of
Western Railway in Gujarat. The project has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹140 crore. The work has been
approved under the umbrella programme for the provision of Kavach with LTE-based communication
backbone on balance routes of Indian Railways.
Earlier, Kavach work had already been sanctioned on about 702 route kilometres of the Ahmedabad
Division. With the approval of the present project, the remaining sections of the division will also be
brought under Kavach, paving the way for wider deployment of the indigenous train protection system
across the division.
Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system designed to enhance
operational safety. It helps prevent Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD), automatically applies brakes when
required to avert unsafe situations, controls train speed in critical conditions, and significantly reduces the
risk of collisions.
Indian Railways is progressively expanding Kavach across its network as part of its continued efforts to
strengthen safety and modernise train operations.
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Dharmendra Tewari/ Dr. Nayan Solanki/ Ritu Raj/ Manik Sharma
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