New Delhi, March 19 -- India's cutting-edge automatic train protection system called 'Kavach 4.0' is on track to equip 10,000 locomotives in the next phase (the project has been finalised) and 69 loco sheds have been prepared for equipping with the system, the government informed on Wednesday.

Bids for track side works of Kavach for approximately 15,000 route kilometres (RKm) have been invited covering all GQ, GD, HDN and identified sections of Indian Railways, out of which works of 1865 RKm have been awarded, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

"Currently, 3 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are approved for supply of Kavach System. To increase capacity and scale of implementation, t...