new delhi, May 8
In a major boost to railway safety and modernisation, Indian Railways has sanctioned the expansion of the Kavach, an indigenous automatic train protection system, for key Northern Railway routes at a total cost of around Rs 362 crore.
Kavach is being progressively deployed across the Indian Railway network under the Make in India initiative to strengthen safety and modernise train operations.
“The sanctioned works include provision of Kavach over nearly 1,478 route kilometres covering important sections of Firozpur and Jammu divisions,” an official said.
Under the project, Kavach will be installed over 1,012 route kilometres on balance sections of Firozpur Division at an estimated cost of about Rs 241 crore.
In Jammu Division, Kavach will be provided on the Jalandhar City Junction-Jammu Tawi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Batala Junction-Pathankot Junction and Banihal-Baramulla sections covering around 466 route kilometres at a cost of nearly Rs 121 crore.
The scope of the sanctioned works includes installation of stationary Kavach systems along with 40 metre communication towers and antennae infrastructure to enable seamless and reliable functioning of the safety system.
Kavach is India’s indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system that helps prevent collisions by automatically applying brakes in case of unsafe movement.
