The government on Monday approved a Rs 270 crore project to install the indigenous Kavach automatic train protection system across 631 route kilometers of the East Coast Railway, enhancing collision avoidance and operational safety across six key regional corridors
Indian Railways has electrified 99.6 per cent of its broad gauge network, carried 741 crore passengers and achieved record freight movement in 2025–26. Major upgrades in safety systems, infrastructure and modern trains have improved efficiency, safety and passenger experience
Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy said Hyderabad would emerge as a railway hub with the establishment of a Kavach research centre and three high-speed rail corridors, adding that rail projects worth over Rs. 47,000 crore were underway in Telangana
