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Ministry of Railways

Indian Railways Approves ₹170 Crore for Kavach 4.0 on Remaining 712 Rkm of Moradabad Division

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The Ministry of Railways has approved an allocation of ₹170 crore for the installation of Kavach Version 4.0 across the remaining 712 Route Kilometres of the Moradabad Division under Northern Railway. Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system designed to improve railway safety infrastructure by preventing Signal Passing at Danger, automatically applying brakes in unsafe situations, controlling train speeds in critical conditions, and lowering the risk of collisions. This initiative is part of broader efforts by Indian Railways to expand network coverage and modernize signalling and train protection systems.

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