SCR completes 487 Route Km Kavach 4.0 trials, exceeds railway board goal

South Central Railway has exceeded its Kavach 4.0 trial targets, covering 487 route km. It also expanded Automatic Block Signalling across key sections, enhancing train safety and capacity while reducing the risk of collisions across multiple railway routes.

Hyderabad: As part of steps taken for installation of Kavach 4.0, South Central Railway (SCR) has successfully completed field trials for a distance of 487 Route Kms, surpassing the Railway Board’s target of 402 Route Kms. The zone has also commissioned Automatic Block Signalling, which helps in increasing section capacity, for a distance of 479 Route Kms against the target of 357 Rkms during the last financial year.

The field trials of Kavach 4.0 installation were conducted in the sections between Kazipet – Peddampet (101 Rkm), Malkajgiri – Kamareddi (106 Rkm), Charlapalli – Raghunathpalli (79 Rkm), Guntakal – Raichur (120 Rkm), Mudkhed – Parbhani (81 Rkm). Loco Kavach trials were also successfully commissioned in the above sections.

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During financial year 2025-26, SCR has commissioned Automatic Block Signalling in different sections between Kazipet – Balharshah, Vijayawada – Duvvada & Wadi – Renigunta for a distance of 479 Rkms.

Automatic Block Signalling is a system of train working in which movement of the trains is controlled by the automatic stop signals. These signals operated automatically by the passage of trains are designed to allow trains operating in the same direction to follow each other in a safe manner without risk of rear-end collision.