Kavach system set to enhance safety on major routes, says Southern Railway
On Wednesday, a Southern Railway press release said that "Kavach" technology is to be implemented in a phased manner on main train routes.
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CHENNAI: Southern Railway introduces Kavach to enhance safety in the high density network and high utilised network.
Kavach is meant to provide protection by preventing trains to pass the signal passing at danger (SPAD) and avoid collision.
It activates the train braking system automatically if the driver fails to control the train as per the speed restrictions.
In addition, it prevents collision between two trains / locomotives, equipped with a functional Kavach system.
The main features of Kavach are continuous update of movement authority with display of signal aspects in driver machine interface (DMI) / loco pilot operation cum indication panel (LPOCIP), automatic braking for prevention of over speeding, auto-whistling while approaching level crossing gates, prevention of collision between two locomotives equipped with functional Kavach, sos messages during emergency situations, centralized live monitoring of train movements through network monitor.
Provision of Kavach will be an additional safety aid to the loco pilots to prevent consequences arising out of SPAD, to control train speed within specified limits, to display signal aspect in engine cab and to further reduce the probability of train collisions in block sections and on running lines at stations through certain non-signalling based protections.
Kavach, will be a powerful aid in assisting railways in realising the objective of "Zero Accidents" by eliminating train collisions. This is being accorded top priority towards modernisation of signalling systems on Indian Railways.
The work of provision of Kavach on Southern Railway is being done in a phased manner, with a priority of Vande Bharat Routes. Chennai – Arakkonam, Arakkonam – Renigunta, Chennai – Gudur Section which is on high density network and high utilised network (HUN) between Arakkonam – Jolarpettai, Dr MGR Chennai Central – Chennai Beach, Chennai Egmore – Tambaram – Chengalpattu, Chengalpattu – Villupuram are also included.
(With inputs from Bureau)
