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Indian Railways has approved a ₹398.36 crore project to upgrade its communication infrastructure in the Western Railway zone, with plans to deploy a 4x48 Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) backbone across the Ahmedabad and Ratlam divisions.
The initiative forms part of the broader “Provision of Kavach with communication backbone of Long Term Evolution (LTE) on balance routes” programme—an umbrella scheme with a sanctioned outlay of ₹27,693 crore under the Works Programme 2024–25. Within this, a sub-allocation of ₹2,800 crore has been earmarked for Western Railway, under which the OFC deployment will be executed.
The approved scope includes laying 2x48 fibre OFC cables spanning 1,929 route kilometres across the zone. Of this, 1,456 route kilometres will be covered in the Ahmedabad Division, while 473 route kilometres will fall under the Ratlam Division.
The project is expected to significantly strengthen the railways’ communication backbone, enabling the rollout of advanced safety systems such as Kavach while enhancing operational efficiency and network reliability across the region.
News by Rahul Yelligetti.
