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Kavach 4.0 Approved for Rs 252 Crore Lucknow Rail Project
Indian Railways plans to add a safety system called Kavach 4.0 to many tracks in Lucknow Division.
The project will cover 607.7 kilometres of railway routes.
It has been approved at a cost of Rs 252 crore.
Kavach is made in India and helps protect trains during operations.
It can warn against passing a signal that tells a train to stop.
It can also apply the brakes automatically when necessary.
The system is intended to make train movement safer and more reliable.
Railways is also expanding Kavach 4.0 in Moradabad Division.
Indian Railways approved Rs 252 crore to deploy Kavach 4.0 across 607.7 route kilometres of Lucknow Division.
The project covers identified remaining sections of Lucknow Division under North Eastern Railway in Uttar Pradesh.
Kavach is an indigenous Automatic Train Protection system designed to add another safety layer to train operations.
The system can help prevent Signal Passing at Danger and automatically apply brakes when required.
A separate Rs 170 crore Kavach 4.0 project was approved for 712 remaining route kilometres of Moradabad Division.
- Who
- Indian Railways and the Ministry of Railways approved the project for Lucknow Division of North Eastern Railway.
- What
- Deployment of Kavach Version 4.0 across 607.7 route kilometres was approved at a cost of Rs 252 crore.
- Where
- Lucknow Division, North Eastern Railway, in Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The Ministry of Railways announced the Lucknow Division approval on September 19.
- Why
- To add an automatic train protection layer, help prevent Signal Passing at Danger, and enable braking intervention when required.
Key facts
- Project
- Kavach Version 4.0 deployment
- Coverage
- 607.7 route kilometres
- Division
- Lucknow Division, North Eastern Railway
- Location
- Uttar Pradesh
- Approved cost
- Rs 252 crore
- System type
- Indigenous Automatic Train Protection system
- Related approval
- Rs 170 crore for 712 route kilometres in Moradabad Division
Quotes
Ministry of Railways
India’s Ministry of Railways, announcing the project on its official X account
“Indigenous Kavach 4.0 approved across 607.7 route kilometres of Lucknow Division, North Eastern Railway.”
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