Barely two trains left! / 'Kavach' stopped the train 380 meters ago, Railway Minister Vaishnav himself was aboard, watch video

Today proved to be a new writing day in the safety history of Indian Railways. On Friday, two trains were stopped from colliding with each other with a distance of a few meters. Actually this happened on the basis of new indigenous security technology 'Kavach' of Railways.

The witness of this history became Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav himself. Kavach stopped the railway minister's train 380 meters before it collided with the train coming from the front. The armor was tested between trains in Secunderabad, Telangana. Railway Minister Vaishnav was riding on the engine of one train, while the chairman of the Railway Board and other senior officials were in the second train coming from the front. The test was conducted on the Sanatnagar-Shankarpally section.

The Railway Minister has shared a one minute video of this test. In this, Railway Minister Vaishnav and other officials are seen in the cabin of the engine. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav tweeted, "Rear-end collision test successful. The armor automatically stopped the loco 380 meters before the other locos'. Kavach is such an indigenous technology, using which the collision of two trains can be prevented. It is the world's cheapest rail safety technology. This armor has been developed to achieve the goal of 'Zero Train Accident'.

Watch video

Rear-end collision testing is successful.
Kavach automatically stopped the Loco before 380m of other Loco at the front.#BharatKaKavach pic.twitter.com/GNL7DJZL9F

— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) March 4, 2022

What is 'Kavach', how does it work?

• It is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system. The armor is designed to stop a train automatically.
• When the digital system detects any manual error like red signal or any other fault, through this technology the train passing through the respective route automatically stops.
• After implementing this technology, its operation will cost Rs 50 lakh per kilometer.
• It is very less as compared to other countries. Worldwide, about two crore rupees are spent on such technology.
• In this technique, when the train passes through such a signal, where it is not allowed to pass, then a danger signal is sent through it.
• If the loco pilot proves to be unsuccessful in stopping the train, then by means of 'Kavach' technology, the brakes of the train are applied automatically and the train is saved from the accident.
• Kavach technology works on high frequency radio communication. It also verifies to SIL-4 (System Integrity Level-4). This is the highest level of Railway Safety Certification.

Was announced in the budget

The implementation of this technology was announced in the budget. Under the 'Self-reliant India' campaign, two thousand kilometers of railway network will be brought under the ambit of Kavach technology. So far, Kavach has been installed on more than 1098 km of route and 65 locomotives in the ongoing projects of South Central Railway. This technology is planned to be implemented on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah corridors. The length of this route is about 3000 km.