New Delhi, a day after two trains collided in West Bengal, the Railway Ministry on Tuesday said the implementation of the Automatic Train Protection System, also known as Kavach, is going on fast on 3,000 route kilometers and once completed, After this it will be implemented. Help prevent such accidents.
On Monday morning, a goods train collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga Express parked near Rangpani, 30 km from New Jalpaiguri station in Siliguri, killing 10 people and injuring about 40 people.
Following this accident, there was a wave of criticism of the Railways over the delay in the implementation of Kavach.
In response, the ministry said that Kavach is a very complex system consisting of six major sub-systems: laying optical fiber cables along the track, installing telecommunication towers along the track, installing these towers and telecommunication equipment on trains, stations setting up data centers on and integrating them with the signal system, installing equipment on the tracks; and ultimately installing equipment on locomotives and trains.
“The system was finally certified in 2019.Despite the challenges of Covid, the work progressed and now the Railways as well as the equipment manufacturers are ready to start big projects. At present, work on 3,000 km routes is progressing rapidly. The design work is progressing very fast for other routes also,” said a senior railway ministry official, requesting anonymity.
According to the Railways, the armor system, developed by the Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO), can trigger automatic application of brakes in an emergency situation when the train driver fails to act in time, thereby ensuring safe train operations even in inclement weather. It happens. ,
“So far, Kavach has already been implemented on 1,465 route km and 121 locomotives.In addition, Agra Division has developed a complete armor network over a distance of 80 kilometers between Mathura (except the station) and Palwal to conduct various types of trials. Engines and trains,” the officer said.
Recently, Railway Board Chairperson and CEO Jaya Verma Sinha and railway officials from North Central and Northern Railways inspected the armor test in Vande Bharat train between Palwal and Vridavan.
Sinha got a first-hand experience of the Kavach system working at red signals, loop lines and other speed restriction points while traveling in Vande Bharat, an eight-car set running at a speed of 160 kmph.
The Railway Ministry also said that this has resulted in a sharp decline in the number of train accidents, from 473 in 2000-01 to 40 in 2022-23."From 2004 to 2014, the average number of resulting train accidents was 171 per year, which declined to 68 per year during the period 2014 to 2024," the official said.
On Monday morning, a goods train collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga Express parked near Rangpani, 30 km from New Jalpaiguri station in Siliguri, killing 10 people and injuring about 40 people.
Following this accident, there was a wave of criticism of the Railways over the delay in the implementation of Kavach.
In response, the ministry said that Kavach is a very complex system consisting of six major sub-systems: laying optical fiber cables along the track, installing telecommunication towers along the track, installing these towers and telecommunication equipment on trains, stations setting up data centers on and integrating them with the signal system, installing equipment on the tracks; and ultimately installing equipment on locomotives and trains.
“The system was finally certified in 2019.Despite the challenges of Covid, the work progressed and now the Railways as well as the equipment manufacturers are ready to start big projects. At present, work on 3,000 km routes is progressing rapidly. The design work is progressing very fast for other routes also,” said a senior railway ministry official, requesting anonymity.
According to the Railways, the armor system, developed by the Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO), can trigger automatic application of brakes in an emergency situation when the train driver fails to act in time, thereby ensuring safe train operations even in inclement weather. It happens. ,
“So far, Kavach has already been implemented on 1,465 route km and 121 locomotives.In addition, Agra Division has developed a complete armor network over a distance of 80 kilometers between Mathura (except the station) and Palwal to conduct various types of trials. Engines and trains,” the officer said.
Recently, Railway Board Chairperson and CEO Jaya Verma Sinha and railway officials from North Central and Northern Railways inspected the armor test in Vande Bharat train between Palwal and Vridavan.
Sinha got a first-hand experience of the Kavach system working at red signals, loop lines and other speed restriction points while traveling in Vande Bharat, an eight-car set running at a speed of 160 kmph.
The Railway Ministry also said that this has resulted in a sharp decline in the number of train accidents, from 473 in 2000-01 to 40 in 2022-23."From 2004 to 2014, the average number of resulting train accidents was 171 per year, which declined to 68 per year during the period 2014 to 2024," the official said.
