Indian Railways designs and develops state-of-the-art electronic systems to achieve zero accidents
Posted Date – 07:20 AM, Sun – 6/4/23
Indian Railways designs and develops state-of-the-art electronic systems to achieve zero accidents
Hyderabad: The triple train collision in Odisha could have been prevented by the self-developed train collision avoidance system “Kavach”, which covers a quarter or 25 of the South Central Railway (SCR) regional railway lines, a senior railway official said on Saturday. % .
Indian Railways has designed and developed state-of-the-art electronic systems to achieve zero accidents. As part of these efforts, Kavach, developed by the Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO), is currently being implemented and deployed on 1,455 kilometers of the total 5,752 kilometers in the SCR region.
Kavach aims to prevent a collision between two locomotives equipped with a functional Kavach system, which was first tested between Gullaguda and Chitggidda railway stations under the area, a senior SCR official said.
Currently, Indian Railways is implementing Kavach in phases. In March last year, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the Kavach trial between Gullaguda and Chitgidda stations on the Lingampalli-Vikarabad section of the Secunderabad division.
Currently, the Kavach project is underway in the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah corridors, covering a distance of 3,000 km. “This is a completely indigenous technology developed by Indian Railways. If there is any human error, the system immediately controls the speed of the train and automatically controls the track change and speed limit. If there is any obstacle ahead and the possibility of collision, it will stop,” said one said a senior SCR official, adding that the technology is on par with similar technologies in the world.
Other Kavach benefits include controlling train speed by automatically applying the brakes when approaching a switch, repeating signaling aspects in the cab (which is useful for higher speeds and in foggy weather), and automatically honking the horn at level crossings.
“When trains operate over bridges, level crossings and other points, the Kavach system automatically adjusts the speed according to local conditions, in a safe manner,” SCR officials said.
