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Indian Railways has approved a Rs 341 crore project to expand Kavach, the indigenous automatic train protection system designed to improve rail safety. (Image generated using AI)
Indian Railways Kavach System: The Ministry of Railways has approved a Rs 341 crore project to deploy Kavach, an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, across several key routes to improve operational safety, prevent train collisions and over-speeding. It also makes rail operation safer by applying brakes in trains in critical situations.
Indian Railways approves Rs 341 crore Kavach project (Image: Ministry of Railways)
Indian Railways Kavach expansion
On Monday, the national transporter approved the installation of Kavach Version 4.0 on 598 Route km (RKM) covering 48 block sections of the Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway in Gujarat. The project has been sanctioned at a cost of Rs 140 crore.
“The work has been approved under the umbrella programme for the provision of Kavach with LTE-based communication backbone on balance routes of Indian Railways,” it said in a statement. Earlier, Kavach work had been sanctioned on around 702 RKM in the Ahmedabad Division.
Similarly, Indian Railways also approved the implementation of Kavach on 811 RKM at a sanctioned cost of Rs 201 crore in the Ambala Division of Northern Railway. It will cover important sections such as:
- Ambala Cantonment-Ludhiana
- Kalka-Chandigarh-New Morinda-Sahnewal
- Sirhind-Daulatpur Chowk
- Rajpura-Bathinda-Shri Ganganagar
- Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal sections
“These routes serve as key rail corridors connecting the states of Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. They handle substantial passenger and freight traffic and play an important role in the movement of people and goods across the region,” it said.
Kavach Version 4.0 is the most advanced version of India’s indigenous Automatic Train Protection system. (Image: Ministry of Railways)
Kavach 4.0: Here’s how the automatic train protection system works
The Kavach is an makes rail operation safer by applying brakes in trains in critical situations. The system automatically protects against Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD), Head-on and rear-ends collision risks. Moreover, Overspeeding is continuously monitored and controlled and Safety is ensured even in low visibility and adverse weather conditions. It complies with SIL-4 safety standards, the highest level of safety integrity globally.
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