‘Train protection system ‘Kavach’ fully functional’

 

 

 

 

 

THE indigenously-developed automatic train protection system ‘Kavach’ has been fully installed on 1,500 km of train route, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday, adding a significant progress has been made to increase its coverage. “We started our journey with the Kavach system in 2016 and till 2020, its pilot work, testing, modification and version enhancement were done. It was in the beginning of 2022, its production and installation started on a large scale,” Vaishnaw said during an interaction with journalists.

 

“Today, we have installed the system on 1,500-km route and a significant progress has been made (for its installation) on another 3,000-km route on the Mumbai-Howrah and the Delhi-Howrah route,” he said. ‘Kavach’ is an automatic train protection system for enhancing safety of running trains. It has been developed indigenously by the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in association with three Indian vendors.

 

‘Kavach’ not only helps loco pilots to avoid signal passing at danger and over-speeding but also helps in train running during inclement weather such as dense fog, leading to enhanced safety and efficiency of train operations. Some features of the system are controlling speed of trains by automatic application of brakes in case loco pilot fails to apply the brakes and repeating line-side signal in cab which is very useful for higher speeds.