In a significant move to boost rail safety, Indian Railways has approved the installation of the ‘Kavach’ system across the remaining broad-gauge rail sections of the Ambala Division under Northern Railway. This project covers an 811-kilometre route, with an approved cost of 201 crore rupees. The work has been sanctioned under a comprehensive program to implement the Kavach system—integrated with an LTE-based communication network—across the remaining routes of Indian Railways.
The approved project encompasses several key rail routes within the Ambala Division, including the Ambala Cantt–Ludhiana, Kalka–Chandigarh–New Morinda–Sahnewal, Sirhind–Daulatpur Chowk, Rajpura–Bathinda–Sri Ganganagar, and Ludhiana–Dhuri–Jakhal sections.
These routes serve as vital rail corridors connecting the states of Haryana, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh. They handle a high volume of passenger and freight train traffic, playing a crucial role in the movement of people and goods across the region.
‘Kavach’ is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system designed to enhance operational safety. It helps prevent Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD) incidents, automatically applies brakes when necessary to avoid unsafe situations, regulates train speed in critical conditions, and significantly reduces the risk of train-to-train collisions.
Indian Railways is expanding the ‘Kavach’ system in a phased manner as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance safety, reliability, and capacity across high-density and strategically important routes on its network.
