Accident highlights Railways’ tardiness on Kavach installation
6 months ago

Accident highlights Railways’ tardiness on Kavach installation

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The indigenously developed anti-collision system by Indian Railways called Kavach is once again the subject of discussion after the Kanchanjunga Express accident in Siliguri on Monday. Currently, Kavach contracts have been awarded for the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah corridors, covering approximately 3,000 route km across Eastern Railway, East Central Railway, North Central Railway, Northern Railway, West Central Railway and Western Railway. WR had awarded three separate contracts for each section, totalling 735 route km, along with 90 locomotives for Kavach. On Tuesday, WR authorities said that the installation of Kavach was in progress on the Virar-Surat section covering 206 route km. “The trial of Kavach installation for 45 route km from Bilimora to Bhestan has been successfully done, and the system is ready for commissioning,” said a senior WR official.

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375 km railway network expansion to boost connectivity in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and MP
4 weeks ago

375 km railway network expansion to boost connectivity in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and MP

India TV News  

Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, provided detailed insights into three major railway infrastructure projects that have been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs which will significantly drive economic growth and boost connectivity in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. While discussing the details of the project and its benefits to the Khandesh region of North Maharashtra and …

ECoR plans to install to 'Kavach' system
1 month, 1 week ago

ECoR plans to install to 'Kavach' system

Deccan Chronicle  

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At current pace, Kavach implementation in Railways will take at least 50 years | Data
5 months, 3 weeks ago

At current pace, Kavach implementation in Railways will take at least 50 years | Data

The Hindu  

The railway accident on June 17 involving the Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga Express and a goods train in Darjeeling, West Bengal, has once brought focus to the absence of ‘Kavach’, India’s Automatic Train Protection system. Click to remove AMP mode Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed the progress of an advanced version of the ATP Kavach 4.0 a week after the accident. The …

Kanchanjungha Express collision: Railway Board says anti-train collision system not in place on route
6 months, 1 week ago

Kanchanjungha Express collision: Railway Board says anti-train collision system not in place on route

The Hindu  

The Railways’ ‘Kavach’ or anti-train collision system was not in place along the Guwahati-Delhi route, where a goods train collided with the Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express in the rear on June 17, a top official said. Chairperson of the Railway Board Jaya Varma Sinha said that Kavach, an automatic anti-collision train protection system, is being planned for the route. Pointing towards …

‘First a huge jerk, then everything started tumbling’: Kanchanjunga Express survivors
6 months, 1 week ago

‘First a huge jerk, then everything started tumbling’: Kanchanjunga Express survivors

Hindustan Times  

Johnson Chettri and Kisan Chettri had a miraculous escape while two of their fellow passengers went missing after a speeding goods train rammed into the Kanchanjunga Express on Monday morning in Darjeeling district, killing around 9 people. Around 8.55am, the goods train came crashing into the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express from behind. Mohammed Raju, a local who was just returning home …

Several Trains Rerouted, Cancelled After Kanchanjunga Express Accident In West Bengal
6 months, 1 week ago

Several Trains Rerouted, Cancelled After Kanchanjunga Express Accident In West Bengal

News 18  

After a goods train collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express near Rangapani station in West Bengal, several trains were rerouted and cancelled on Monday. Cancellation Train 07508 Siliguri Junction to Rampurhat DEMU Train 75705 Rampurhat to Siliguri Junction I/C Train 05796 Malda Town to New Jalpaiguri Special Train 05797 New Jalpaiguri to Malda Town Special Train 05798 Malda Town to …

Bihar train accident: Visual probe of the most affected coaches
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar train accident: Visual probe of the most affected coaches

India Today  

The Indian Railways on Thursday ordered a high-level inquiry into the derailment of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express in Bihar’s Buxar district, which led to the death of four passengers and left 70 others injured. The accident took place at 9:53 pm when the 12506 Northeast Express, running from Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi to Kamakhya Junction in Guwahati, was …

How many trains in India have ‘Kavach’ installed? Railways minister replies
1 year, 5 months ago

How many trains in India have ‘Kavach’ installed? Railways minister replies

Hindustan Times  

The indigenously developed ‘Kavach’ automatic protection technology has been in the news since the horrific triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore last month, which claimed lives of nearly 300 passengers and injured more than 800. During the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, Communist Party of India MP Binoy Viswam had asked a series of questions from railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw …

Funds allocated, not utilised: Govt data shows why no Kavach on route of Odisha train accident
1 year, 6 months ago

Funds allocated, not utilised: Govt data shows why no Kavach on route of Odisha train accident

India Today  

In the wake of the catastrophic triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, questions have been raised over the lack of implementation of the Kavach anti-collision system on the route. In SER’s pink books, which list the various projects that are undertaken or yet to go on the floor, Rs 468.9 crore was sanctioned for provision of Kavach on a low-density …

Explained | Understanding the Kavach system
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | Understanding the Kavach system

The Hindu  

The story so far: The death of over 288 passengers in the ghastly train accident on June 2 at Bahanaga Bazaar railway station in the Balasore district of Odisha has brought into sharp focus the safety mechanisms needed to prevent such tragedies. The KAVACH is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system by the Research Design and Standards Organisation in …

Kavach Could Have Averted Odisha Tragedy, Says Official. How the Train Protection System Works
1 year, 6 months ago

Kavach Could Have Averted Odisha Tragedy, Says Official. How the Train Protection System Works

News 18  

Could the implementation of the ‘Kavach’ automatic train protection system have averted the three-train collision that killed more than 280 people in Balasore district of Odisha? News18 takes a look at what the Kavach system entails and whether it could have prevented or limited the Odisha train tragedy. Kavach is an automatic train protection system indigenously developed by the Railway …

Kavach was not available on Coromandel route, says railways; 'Why,' asks TMC
1 year, 6 months ago

Kavach was not available on Coromandel route, says railways; 'Why,' asks TMC

Hindustan Times  

Hours after 238 passengers were killed in a massive triple train collision in Odisha's Balasore district, the railways confirmed that there was no 'Kavach' system on the route, which might have stopped the express trains from colliding with each other. As a political blame game takes over the tragedy, opposition leaders blamed failure in signalling, while railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw …

Railway minister inspects train protection system
2 years, 9 months ago

Railway minister inspects train protection system

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Friday inspected the working of ‘Kavach’ – Indian Railways’ indigenous train protection system — between Gullaguda and Chitgidda railway stations in Vikarabad district on Friday. This system is a major milestone in the history of Indian Railways which is planning to implement this system on 2,000 km during the current financial year on high-density …

Kavach, the indigenous anti-collision tech, to secure Mumbai-Delhi-Howrah route first
2 years, 9 months ago

Kavach, the indigenous anti-collision tech, to secure Mumbai-Delhi-Howrah route first

The Hindu  

Kavach, the indigenously-developed train collision avoidance system, is set for countrywide implementation by taking up 4,000-5,000 km each year following the commissioning of up to 2,000 km this year in the South Central Railway zone, said Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday. This is a perfect example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbar Bharat,” he told mediapersons at a railway …

Indigenous Anti-collision System 'Kavach' Tested With 2 Trains At Full Speed, Railway Minister On Board - News18
2 years, 9 months ago

Indigenous Anti-collision System 'Kavach' Tested With 2 Trains At Full Speed, Railway Minister On Board - News18

News 18  

On the occasion of National Safety Day, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the working of ‘Kavach’- Indian Railways’ indigenous train protection system in the Secunderabad Division of the South Central Railway zone. ‘Kavach’, which literally means armour, is being promoted by the Railways as the world’s cheapest automatic train collision protection system. https://twitter.com/AshwiniVaishnaw/status/1499708837435408387?s=20&t=aFjRQv9o63ddfdfUrgo-5A The indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system …

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