en.Wedoany.com Reported - Indian Railways has approved a significant infrastructure project to enhance its communication network on the Western Railway. The project involves laying a 4x48 Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) backbone on the Ahmedabad and Ratlam divisions, with a total investment of INR 39.836 billion.

This project falls under a comprehensive umbrella work titled "Provision of Communication Backbone with Kavach and Long Term Evolution (LTE) on Balance Routes of Indian Railways (Umbrella Work for 2024-25)". This umbrella work has a total sanctioned cost of INR 276.93 billion under the 2024-25 Works Programme (PH-33). A sub-umbrella work for the Western Railway has also been sanctioned at a cost of INR 28 billion, and this project is being advanced within that framework.

As per the sanctioned plan, a 2x48 fiber OFC cable will be deployed over 1929 Route Kilometers (RKm) on the Western Railway, covering 1456 RKm in the Ahmedabad division and 473 RKm in the Ratlam division.

Technical parameters indicate that the newly deployed optical fiber cable network will provide high-bandwidth, low-latency data transmission support for the 'Kavach' Automatic Train Protection system. By integrating LTE communication technology, this backbone will enable real-time signal monitoring and seamless data interaction across the entire rail network. Compared to existing communication methods, the new system will significantly reduce signal interference and enhance safety assurance capabilities in complex operational environments.

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