The railway ministry has also approved the installation of Kavach on 10,000 locomotives in another two years. After that, the remaining 10,000 locomotives will be taken up in a phased manner,” Vaishnaw said.
Additionally, the ministry plans to invite tenders for installing Kavach on the 3,300-km Mumbai-Chennai and Chennai-Kolkata routes, as well as for approximately 5,000 km of all-automatic signalling sections. The tender process is expected to conclude within a couple of months, with installation set to begin in October 2024
Vaishnaw highlighted that the installation capacity has increased from 1,000 km annually to 4,000 km, enabling Kavach to be implemented on the Mumbai-Chennai and Chennai-Kolkata routes, as well as on all automatic signalling sections, within three years. With the addition of two more companies, the annual installation capacity will rise to about 5,500 km.
“With the current installation capacity, Kavach will become operational on the Mumbai-Chennai and Chennai-Kolkata route as well as all automatic signalling sections in another three years,” the railway minister said.
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