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Western Railway Targets December 2025 for Full Kavach Fitment as Central Railway Reaches 50th Loco

Multiple domestic vendors are executing first‑phase installations across loco sheds under Indian Railways' safety rollout.

Overview

  • Western Railway says 118 of its 850 locomotives now carry Kavach and projects full fleet installation by December 2025.
  • WR officials report successful trials on 761 km of a 795 km network section as installation work continues.
  • Central Railway marked its 50th Kavach‑equipped locomotive, WAP‑7 number 37335, ceremonially flagged off at Kalyan by General Manager Dharam Veer Meena.
  • CR is fitting the system on 730 locomotives in the first phase through HBL (170), Kernex (278), Quadrant (276) and GG Tronics (6).
  • CR has not announced a completion timeline for fleetwide installation of the safety system.