Indian Railways has sanctioned a project for strengthening its communication infrastructure in Western Railway with the approval of laying 4×48 Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) in Ahmedabad and Ratlam Divisions in Gujarat and MP respectively. The total cost of the project INR 398.36 crore.

Apr 04, 2026

Indian Railways has sanctioned an important project for strengthening its communication infrastructure in Western Railway with the approval of 4×48 Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) backbone in Ahmedabad and Ratlam Divisions in Gujarat and MP respectively, at a total cost of INR 398.36 crore.

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The project has been approved under the umbrella work titled “Provision of Kavach with communication backbone of Long Term Evolution (LTE) on balance routes of Indian Railways (Umbrella Work 2024–25)”, which has an overall sanctioned cost of INR 27,693 crore under Works Programme 2024–25 (PH-33). A sub-umbrella work for Western Railway has also been approved at a cost of ₹2,800 crore, under which this project has been taken up.

As part of the approved work, 2×48 fibre OFC cables will be provided over 1929 Route Kilometres (RKm) across Western Railway. This includes 1,456 RKm in Ahmedabad Division, and 473 RKm in Ratlam Division.

This significant augmentation of the communication backbone will enhance capacity, reliability, and efficiency of railway communication systems. It will also support modern signalling systems, including the implementation of Kavach, enabling seamless data transmission across the network.

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This initiative marks another step towards modernisation, safety enhancement and digital transformation of Indian Railways, ensuring improved operational efficiency and better service delivery for passengers and freight operations.