RailTel Corporation of India (RailTel) has secured a major order of implementing KAVACH system covering 1067 route kilometre (rkm) of Jabalpur division of West Central Railway. Kavach is India’s Indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System. RailTel has project valued at Rs 45.495 million, for survey, design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of trackside Kavach Systems across key routes of the Jabalpur Division of West Central Railway.
The project will be implemented over important and high-density corridors covering 1,067 rkm, including Itarsi – Manikpur Section, Mahdeiya – Bina Malkheri–Mahadeokheri, Entire Katni Complex, Bina Malkheri – Agasod Section, Satna – Rewa Section, Kaima – Sagma Section and Bansapahar – Ohan Section of Jabalpur division of West Central Railway. The scope includes installation of Kavach equipment at stations, level crossing gates and in-building solutions (IBS) locations, along with optical fibre cable (OFC) works, erection of towers and associated civil, track and electrical works under EPC mode.
The entire work is planned to be completed within 960 days as per the EPC agreement. Kavach is Indian Railways’ flagship Indigenous Automatic Train Protection system developed under the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat. It is designed to prevent train collisions, over-speeding, and signal passing at danger (SPAD), thereby significantly enhancing passenger safety and operational reliability. RailTel is already working on two projects for deploying Kavach covering 1,109 rkm track of East Central Railway.
Commenting on the announcement, chairman and managing director, RailTel, said, “This prestigious Kavach order from West Central Railway is a proud moment for RailTel and a strong recognition of our capabilities in delivering critical railway safety infrastructure. Kavach is a transformational initiative for Indian Railways, and RailTel remains committed to supporting the national mission of safer, smarter and technology-driven rail operations through indigenous solutions.”
