Railways approves Kavach 4.0 on 660 route km of Izzatnagar Division at ₹295 crore
Indian Railways approved Kavach Version 4.0 on 660 route km of the Izzatnagar Division of North Eastern Railway at an estimated ₹295 crore, the Railways Ministry said on 12 August 2026.
Summary
Indian Railways has approved the provision of Kavach Version 4.0 on 660 route km of the Izzatnagar Division of North Eastern Railway at an estimated cost of ₹295 crore, the Ministry of Railways said on 12 August 2026. The work comes under the umbrella project for Kavach with a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) communication backbone on balance sections of Indian Railways. Kavach is India's indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, designed to prevent Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD) incidents and collisions by automatically applying brakes when required.
Key facts
- System
- Kavach Version 4.0
- Section
- 660 route km, Izzatnagar Division, North Eastern Railway
- Cost
- ₹295 crore
- Kavach
- Indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system
- Prevents
- Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD), collisions
- Backbone
- LTE communication
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Kavach Version 4.0 was approved in August 2026 for 660 route km of the Izzatnagar Division. Which railway zone does this division belong to?
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Correct answer: D — North Eastern Railway
Izzatnagar Division is part of North Eastern Railway; Kavach 4.0 was approved there at an estimated ₹295 crore.
Consider the following statements about Kavach: 1. Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system. 2. Kavach is designed to prevent Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD) incidents. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. Kavach is India's indigenous ATP system that prevents SPAD incidents and collisions by automatically applying brakes when required.