KAVACH Safety System On Virar–Churchgate Suburban Line Hits 50% Completion, September Deadline Set
January 8, 2026: The Virar–Churchgate corridor on Mumbai’s Western Railway, one of the city’s busiest suburban rail routes, is witnessing a major safety upgrade with the installation of the indigenous KAVACH system reaching 50% physical progress. Railway officials said the work on the 60-kilometre stretch is progressing steadily and is expected to be completed by […]
Railways Speeds Up Kavach Rollout, Commissions 738 Km On Key Corridors; Work Progresses On 15,000+ Km Network
December 6, 2025: Indian Railways has stepped up the deployment of Kavach, its indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, across major high-density passenger and freight routes. Designed to prevent collisions, overspeeding, and signal-passing violations, Kavach automatically applies brakes if the loco pilot does not respond, and also supports operations in low visibility. In a written […]