₹201-Cr Kavach Project Approved for Ambala Railway Division

• Indian Railways approves ₹201 crore Kavach project for Ambala Division
• Safety system to cover 811 route kilometres across Northern Railway
• Key sections include Ambala–Ludhiana, Kalka–Chandigarh and Rajpura–Bathinda routes
• Kavach aims to prevent collisions, overspeeding and signal violations

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 15th June: In a major boost to railway safety, Indian Railways has approved a ₹201-crore project for the installation of the indigenous Kavach Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system across the remaining Broad Gauge sections of the Ambala Division under Northern Railway.

The project will cover 811 route kilometres and has been sanctioned under the umbrella programme for the provision of Kavach with an LTE-based communication backbone on the balance routes of Indian Railways.

Key Routes to Be Covered
The approved project will extend Kavach coverage across several strategically important rail corridors, including:

Ambala Cantonment–Ludhiana
Kalka–Chandigarh–New Morinda–Sahnewal
Sirhind–Daulatpur Chowk
Rajpura–Bathinda–Shri Ganganagar
Ludhiana–Dhuri–Jakhal

These routes serve as vital transportation links connecting Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, carrying substantial passenger and freight traffic every day.

Enhancing Rail Safety
Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system designed to significantly improve operational safety across the railway network.

The technology helps prevent Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD), automatically applies brakes in unsafe situations, regulates train speed under critical conditions and substantially reduces the risk of train collisions.

Officials said the system acts as an additional layer of protection by assisting loco pilots and ensuring adherence to signalling and speed restrictions.

Part of National Expansion Plan
Indian Railways has been progressively expanding the deployment of Kavach across high-density and strategically important routes as part of its broader safety modernisation programme.

The latest approval for Ambala Division is expected to strengthen safety standards on some of Northern Railway’s busiest corridors while improving operational reliability and efficiency.

Railway officials said the project reflects the government’s commitment to leveraging indigenous technology to create a safer, more modern and resilient railway network.