EXPLAINER: All about observe security system ‘Kavach’ that was not obtainable on accident route
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NEW DELHI: The observe accident in Odisha’s Balasore, which killed not lower than 261 people and injured virtually 1,000, has launched the railways’ computerized observe security system “Kavach” into focus.
#BharatKaKavach
Kavach : Automatic Train Protection (ATP) Systems. pic.twitter.com/2XVJYxNCoN
— East Central Railway (@ECRlyHJP) March 4, 2022
The railways has acknowledged that “Kavach” was not obtainable on the route the place the accident occurred on Friday night time.
Many have been asking this question. The Railways do have an indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System known as Kavach, developed by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO). Apparently it hadn’t been put in on the route throughout which this accident occurred.… https://t.co/XIFdjBpsFU
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 3, 2023
What is Kavach?
Indian Railways has developed its private computerized observe security system known as “Kavach” for enhancing safety of working trains.
Kavach has been developed indigenously by the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in affiliation with three Indian distributors.
Kavach will not solely assist loco pilots to steer clear of signal passing at hazard and over-speeding however moreover help in working trains all through inclement local weather corresponding to dense fog.
Thus, Kavach will enhance safety and effectivity of observe operations.
SPAD check out, tried crossing signal at pink. Kavach is defending and by no means allowing the Loco to maneuver.#BharatKaKavach pic.twitter.com/x6Ys9iz9xJ
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) March 4, 2022
Salient choices of Kavach
– Controls velocity of a observe by computerized software program of brakes in case loco pilot fails to make use of the brakes.
– Repeats line-side register cab which might be very useful for larger speeds and foggy local weather.
– Works on principle of regular exchange of movement authority.
– Auto whistling at level-crossing gates.
– Collision avoidance by direct loco to loco communication.
– Supports operate of SOS in case of any mishap to handle observe in neighborhood.
Industrialist Anand Mahindra acknowledged an intensive initiative is required to take a look at if Kavach needs any ‘scope enhancement’.
ALSO READ | Odisha observe crash: Toll climbs to 288, preliminary report blames human error and signal failure
How does Kavach work?
The Kavach system will depend upon digital and radio frequency devices put in in locomotives, tracks, railway signalling system and every station at a 1 km distance. The system can alert, take administration of the brakes and convey observe movement to a halt routinely when a loco pilot jumps an indication or notices one different observe on the an identical line. The machine always shows observe movement and sends alerts ahead to the locomotives.
Has Kavach been examined?
Railway Minister Vaishnaw had personally examined the ‘Kavach’ system in March 2022. “Rear-end collision testing is successful. Kavach automatically stopped the locomotive before 380 m of other locomotive at the front,” Vaishnaw tweeted.
Rear-end collision testing is worthwhile.
Kavach routinely stopped the Loco sooner than 380m of various Loco on the doorway.#BharatKaKavach pic.twitter.com/GNL7DJZL9F
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) March 4, 2022
Trials of Kavach have been carried out on the Lingampally-Vikarabad-Wadi and Vikarabad-Bidar sections of South Central Railway, masking a distance of 250 kilometres.
Following worthwhile trials, three distributors have been accepted for extra developmental orders on the Indian Railways neighborhood.
The complete expenditure incurred on the occasion of Kavach stands at Rs 16.88 crore.
The roll-out of Kavach on the New Delhi-Howrah and New Delhi-Mumbai sections has a aim completion date of March 2024. Further development could be based totally on the experience gained, officers acknowledged.
How many trains/tracks have this method?
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw acknowledged on March 29, 2023, that Kavach has been deployed on 1,455 km of the rail route, out of which 576 km is throughout the state of Maharashtra.
It is already utilized on 65 locomotives and 134 stations in South Central Railway zone, whereas implementation on 1200 km is underway.
NEW DELHI: The observe accident in Odisha’s Balasore, which killed not lower than 261 people and injured virtually 1,000, has launched the railways’ computerized observe security system “Kavach” into focus.
#BharatKaKavach
Kavach : Automatic Train Protection (ATP) Systems. pic.twitter.com/2XVJYxNCoN
— East Central Railway (@ECRlyHJP) March 4, 2022
The railways has acknowledged that “Kavach” was not obtainable on the route the place the accident occurred on Friday night time.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Many have been asking this question. The Railways do have an indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System known as Kavach, developed by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO). Apparently it hadn’t been put in on the route throughout which this accident occurred.… https://t.co/XIFdjBpsFU
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 3, 2023
What is Kavach?
Indian Railways has developed its private computerized observe security system known as “Kavach” for enhancing safety of working trains.
Kavach has been developed indigenously by the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in affiliation with three Indian distributors.
Kavach will not solely assist loco pilots to steer clear of signal passing at hazard and over-speeding however moreover help in working trains all through inclement local weather corresponding to dense fog.
Thus, Kavach will enhance safety and effectivity of observe operations.
SPAD check out, tried crossing signal at pink. Kavach is defending and by no means allowing the Loco to maneuver.#BharatKaKavach pic.twitter.com/x6Ys9iz9xJ
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) March 4, 2022
Salient choices of Kavach
– Controls velocity of a observe by computerized software program of brakes in case loco pilot fails to make use of the brakes.
– Repeats line-side register cab which might be very useful for larger speeds and foggy local weather.
– Works on principle of regular exchange of movement authority.
– Auto whistling at level-crossing gates.
– Collision avoidance by direct loco to loco communication.
– Supports operate of SOS in case of any mishap to handle observe in neighborhood.
Industrialist Anand Mahindra acknowledged an intensive initiative is required to take a look at if Kavach needs any ‘scope enhancement’.
ALSO READ | Odisha observe crash: Toll climbs to 288, preliminary report blames human error and signal failure
How does Kavach work?
The Kavach system will depend upon digital and radio frequency devices put in in locomotives, tracks, railway signalling system and every station at a 1 km distance. The system can alert, take administration of the brakes and convey observe movement to a halt routinely when a loco pilot jumps an indication or notices one different observe on the an identical line. The machine always shows observe movement and sends alerts ahead to the locomotives.
Has Kavach been examined?
Railway Minister Vaishnaw had personally examined the ‘Kavach’ system in March 2022. “Rear-end collision testing is successful. Kavach automatically stopped the locomotive before 380 m of other locomotive at the front,” Vaishnaw tweeted.
Rear-end collision testing is worthwhile.
Kavach routinely stopped the Loco sooner than 380m of various Loco on the doorway.#BharatKaKavach pic.twitter.com/GNL7DJZL9F
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) March 4, 2022
Trials of Kavach have been carried out on the Lingampally-Vikarabad-Wadi and Vikarabad-Bidar sections of South Central Railway, masking a distance of 250 kilometres.
Following worthwhile trials, three distributors have been accepted for extra developmental orders on the Indian Railways neighborhood.
The complete expenditure incurred on the occasion of Kavach stands at Rs 16.88 crore.
The roll-out of Kavach on the New Delhi-Howrah and New Delhi-Mumbai sections has a aim completion date of March 2024. Further development could be based totally on the experience gained, officers acknowledged.
How many trains/tracks have this method?
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw acknowledged on March 29, 2023, that Kavach has been deployed on 1,455 km of the rail route, out of which 576 km is throughout the state of Maharashtra.
It is already utilized on 65 locomotives and 134 stations in South Central Railway zone, whereas implementation on 1200 km is underway.
