(Metro Rail News): A trial of an Automatic Train Protection System called KAVACH was reviewed by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on 24 September between Sawai Madhopur and Indargarh stations in the west central railway zone.
The trial was conducted for about half an hour and the Railway Minister Vaishnaw mentioned that the latest version of KAVACH will be installed all over the rail network in the country in the next five to six years and it has been approved by RDSO.
As per Ashwini Vaishnaw , the KAVACH 4.0 will be capable of conquering all kinds of communication challenges in all geographical conditions such as hilly terrain, forest coastal and desert areas.
A Railway official said, “The train was running at 130 kmph and the moment it entered a section where there was a permanent speed restriction of 120 kmph, the Kavach brought down its speed to 120 and then after crossing, it regained the 130 kmph speed.”
In another test case, as the train approached the loop line with a mandated speed limit
of 30 km, the Kavah system effectively managed the deceleration process by gradually decreasing the train’s speed from 130 kmph to 30 kmph before entering the loop line.
KAVACH System
The Kavach system, also known as an (Automatic Train Protection) ATP System, has been developed by the Indian Railway through Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), the system is capable of applying brakes automatically in case of emergency to avoid train collisions.
An official from the Railway Ministry said “Kavach has so far been deployed on 1,465 Route km and 139 locomotives (including Electric Multiple Unit rakes) on South Central Railway,”.
