Archive · 16 Jan 2026
ER Approved for Kavach Installation at Key Stations
The Eastern Railway has received approval to install a safety system called Kavach on important train routes in West Bengal.
This system helps prevent train accidents by stopping trains from colliding or going too fast.
The project will cover 443 kilometers of tracks and cost about Rs 223.83 crore.
Once finished, all train routes in West Bengal under Eastern Railway will have this safety system.
It's part of a bigger plan to make train travel safer all over India.
Eastern Railway approved for Kavach installation on 443 route kilometers.
Project cost estimated at Rs 223.83 crore.
Key sections include Howrah-Santragachi, Liluah-Belur Math, and more.
Part of a larger Rs 27,693 crore umbrella project for Indian Railways.
Aims to enhance passenger safety by preventing collisions and over-speeding.
- Who
- Eastern Railway, Railway Board, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
- What
- Approval for Kavach installation on 443 route kilometers
- When
- Approval received today
- Where
- Key sections of Eastern Railway in West Bengal
- Why
- To enhance passenger safety by preventing train collisions and over-speeding
- Project Cost
- Rs 223.83 crore
- Route Kilometers
- 443 km
- Total Umbrella Project Cost
- Rs 27,693 crore
- Eastern Railway Allocation
- Rs 896 crore
- Key Sections Covered
- Howrah-Santragachi, Liluah-Belur Math, Tarakeswar–Goghat, Maynapur–Bishnupur, Rampurhat–Dumka, Azimganj–Murshidabad, Lakshmikantapur–Namkhana, Kankurgachhi–Ballygunge, Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta, Krishnanagar Junction–Amghata, Krishnanagar City–Lalgola, Murshidabad–Azimganj, Asansol–Burnpur, Barachak–Hirapur, Bakhtar Nagar–Andal
- Approval Authority
- Railway Board and Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
- Technology
- Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, Kavach
- Expected Outcome
- Enhanced passenger safety by preventing collisions and over-speeding