Vadodara, Dec. 29 -- In a significant boost to railway safety, Western Railway's Vadodara Division on Monday successfully commissioned the Kavach automatic train protection system on the Bajwa-Ahmedabad (BJW-ADI) section, becoming the first division in Western Railway to operationalise the advanced safety technology.

The commissioning marks a major step in Indian Railways' ongoing efforts to enhance operational safety and prevent train accidents through indigenous technology. The Kavach system has been made operational on the 96-km-long Bajwa-Ahmedabad route, covering 17 stations along one of the division's critical sections.

As part of the project, extensive infrastructure has been put in place. A total of 23 communication towers and 2...