Kavach to make railway journeys safer! Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews indigenous train protection system
04 Mar 2022 14:37:22
New Delhi, March 4: Today, to mark the National Safety Day, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the working of ‘Kavach’- Indian Railways’ indigenous train protection system between Lingampalli – Vikarabad section of Secunderabad Division of the South Central Railway zone.
Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system by Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) in collaboration with Indian industry. Since the development stage, the South Central Railway zone has been closely associated with the system’s implementation, the zonal railway claimed.
Besides, the system is said to facilitate automatic braking for the prevention of over speeding of trains. The system is meant to provide safety by preventing trains to pass the signal at Danger (Red) and avoid a collision.
In the Union Budget presented last month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced to bring 2,000 kilometres of the Indian Railways network under the indigenous world class technology ‘Kavach’, for safety as well as capacity augmentation in the financial year 2022-23. The plan aims to give a boost to the Modi government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat.
The Railway Minister is accompanied by Vinay Kumar Tripathi, Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board as well as other senior railway officials.
Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system by Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) in collaboration with Indian industry. Since the development stage, the South Central Railway zone has been closely associated with the system’s implementation, the zonal railway claimed.
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The national transporter has plans to extend this indigenous train protection system across the entire Indian Railways network. According to South Central Railways, Kavach provides enhanced safety, security and punctuality in train operations.
Besides, the system is said to facilitate automatic braking for the prevention of over speeding of trains. The system is meant to provide safety by preventing trains to pass the signal at Danger (Red) and avoid a collision.