Kavach 4.0 commissioned for the first time on South Central Railway

23 Sep 2026 Telangana

Indian Railways commissioned Kavach Version 4.0 over 108 route km on the Malkajgiri-Kamareddy section of the Hyderabad Division on 23 September 2026, the first Kavach 4.0 section on South Central Railway.

Important Facts

  • Date: 23 September 2026
  • Section: Malkajgiri-Kamareddy, 108 route km, Hyderabad Division (Telangana)
  • Upgrade from Kavach 3.2 to 4.0
  • Kavach is India's indigenous Automatic Train Protection system; it applies brakes automatically if the loco pilot fails to
  • Version 4.0 adds better location accuracy, OFC-based station-to-station links and direct integration with electronic interlocking
Exam Point: Kavach = indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system developed by RDSO.

Source: All India Radio News

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