2 years after deploying Kavach, Railway Board frames rules for its implementation, functioning

New Delhi, More than two years after deploying the Automatic Train Protection System Kavach on 1465 route km in the South Central Zone, the Railway Board has now included it in the Railway Act of 1989 through a recent Gazette notification and framed rules on its functioning. 2 years after deploying Kavach, Railway Board frames rules for its implementation, functioning Kavach was adopted as the National ATP system in July 2020 and it was first deployed on 1465 route km in South Central Railway in 2023 and its further installation is ongoing. "The Indian Railway Automatic Train Protection System means a radio communication based control system, provided as an additional aid to Loco Pilots of functional Kavach fitted locomotives, in Kavach territory, the use of which shall in no way infringe or override the provisions of regular train operation required to be followed by loco pilot," said the notification defining Kavach. For instance, in case of accident or obstruction in Kavach territory, the newly framed unified subsidiary rule says, "When report of any accident or obstruction is received by the Station Master in IR-ATP territory, the Station Master shall operate SOS in Station Master Operational Panel cum Indication Panel to prevent other functional IR-ATP trains from entering the affected section."