Overview
- In a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Wednesday officials said only two consequential train accidents have been recorded so far in 2026–27 and that accidents fell to 16 in 2025–26 from 135 in 2014–15.
- Kavach Version 4.0 was commissioned on 2,569 route kilometres covering the high‑density Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah corridors after extensive trials concluded by July 20, 2026.
- Trackside Kavach works are under way on roughly 21,858 km of High Density Network routes and the system has been installed in more than 6,153 locomotives with additional loco and EMU/MEMU fitments in progress.
- The ministry reports Rs 3,874 crore spent on Kavach up to June 2026 and an allocation of Rs 2,066 crore for 2026–27, plus large‑scale training of over 94,000 staff including 57,000 loco pilots and assistants through IRISET programs.
- South Central Railway and the new South Coast Railway have floated tenders to upgrade older Kavach versions to 4.0 after local field trials, and installations involve station/block equipment, RFID track tags, telecom towers, optical fibre and Loco Kavach units with work remaining to reach nationwide coverage.