Posted On: 30 DEC 2025 12:59PM by PIB Delhi
In line with the expansion of Kavach, now Kavach 4.0 has been commissioned in Gujarat’s first Bajwa(Vadodara)–Ahmedabad section(96-km). The project covers 17 stations and includes robust infrastructure such as 23 towers, 20 Kavach buildings/huts, 192 km of optical fibre cable, and installation of 2,872 RFID tags.
The maiden Kavach-enabled train on this route was the Sankalp Fast Passenger (59549/59550), operated with WAP-7 locomotives and 11 LHB coaches.
Kavach 4.0 is now fully functional on this section and is designed to automatically mitigate safety risks by preventing consequences arising from Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD), enforcing automatic speed control including sectional speed, loop line and Permanent Speed Restriction supervision, and providing protection against head-on and rear-end collisions. Additional safety features include an SOS facility and automatic whistling at level crossing gates.
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