Press Information Bureau · All India · 20 Sept 2026

Indian Railways Approves ₹252 Crore for Kavach 4.0 on 607.7 Route Kilometres of Lucknow Division

Indian Railways has approved the provision of Kavach Version 4.0 on 607.7 Route Kilometres of the Lucknow Division of North Eastern Railway at a total cost of ₹252 crore. Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system designed to enhance operational safety by preventing Signal Passing at Danger and automatically applying brakes.

Key facts

Indian Railways approved ₹252 crore for Kavach 4.0.
The project covers 607.7 Route Kilometres of Lucknow Division.
The division belongs to North Eastern Railway.
Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system.
Kavach helps prevent Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD) and automatically applies brakes.

Summary written by Suchna Board from the official release; the release itself is the source.

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