“Kavach implementation has been taken up in balance sections of Delhi – Mumbai and Delhi – Howrah corridors,” Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
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Kavach Version 4.0 has been successfully commissioned on 738 route km on Palwal–Mathura-Nagda section (633 Rkm) on Delhi–Mumbai route, and Howrah–Bardhaman section (105 Rkm) Delhi–Howrah route, the government informed the Parliament on Friday.
“Kavach implementation has been taken up in balance sections of Delhi – Mumbai and Delhi – Howrah corridors,” Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
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Trackside Kavach implementation has been taken up on 15,512 Rkm covering all Golden Quadrilateral, Golden Diagonal, High Density Network and Identified Sections of Indian Railways.
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Major improvement in Version 4.0 includes increased Location Accuracy, Improved Information of Signal Aspects in bigger yards, Station to Station Kavach interface on OFC and Direct Interface to existing Electronic Interlocking System. With these improvements, Kavach Version 4.0. is planned for large scale deployment over Indian Railways.
Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system. Kavach is a highly technology intensive system, which requires safety certification of highest order (SIL-4). Kavach aids the Loco Pilot in running of trains within specified speed limits by automatic application of brakes in case Loco Pilot fails to do so and also helps the trains to run safely during inclement weather.
The first field trials on the passenger trains were started in February 2016. Based on the experience gained and Independent Safety Assessment of the system by Independent Safety Assessor (ISA), three firms were approved in 2018-19, for supply of Kavach Ver 3.2. Kavach was adopted as the National ATP system in July 2020.
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