Railway Minister reviews Kavach: installed on 3,103 route km, Universal Braking Algorithm and AI platform 'SURAKSHA' developed
On 26 March 2026 Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed Kavach, India's indigenous Automatic Train Protection system, now installed on 3,103 route km with work under way on 24,427 route km.
Summary
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed progress of Kavach, the indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, on 26 March 2026. Kavach has been installed on 3,103 route km and on 4,277 locomotives, with work in progress on 24,427 route km. Under version 4.0, 1,638 route km have been commissioned on corridors such as Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah, including 190 route km on Prayagraj–Kanpur. Railways developed an indigenous Universal Braking Algorithm to standardise braking curves across manufacturers, and an AI-based centralised monitoring platform, SURAKSHA. The plan is to add 9,000 route km in two years and then about 10,000 route km a year.
Key facts
- System
- Kavach – indigenous Automatic Train Protection
- Installed
- 3,103 route km; 4,277 locomotives
- In progress
- 24,427 route km
- Version 4.0
- 1,638 route km commissioned (Delhi–Mumbai, Delhi–Howrah)
- New tech
- Universal Braking Algorithm; AI platform SURAKSHA
- Plan
- 9,000 route km in two years, then ~10,000 route km a year
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Kavach, reviewed by the Railway Minister in March 2026, is India's indigenous:
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Correct answer: A — Automatic Train Protection system
Kavach is the indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system of Indian Railways.
What is 'SURAKSHA', announced in the March 2026 Kavach review?
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Correct answer: B — An AI-based centralised monitoring platform for Kavach
SURAKSHA is being developed as an AI-based centralised Operations Management System for real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance of Kavach.
As of March 2026, Kavach had been installed on approximately how many route kilometres?
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Correct answer: B — 3,103
Kavach has been installed on 3,103 route km; work is in progress on 24,427 route km, and 1,638 route km are commissioned under version 4.0.