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 collaboration with the Indian industry. The trials were facilitated by the South Central Railway to achieve safety in train operations across Indian Railways. The Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the trial of the Kavach working system between Gullaguda-Chitgidda Railway stations on Lingampalli-Vikarabad section in the Secunderabad Division of South Central Railway last March. The Kavach system has been deployed over 1,465 kms in the SCR limits in 77 locomotives and 135 stations till March this year.

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HBL Power Systems shares soar 6.5% to record high after securing ₹1,522 crore Kavach order
1 week, 2 days ago

HBL Power Systems shares soar 6.5% to record high after securing ₹1,522 crore Kavach order

Live Mint  

Stock Market Today: HBL Power Systems, a leading player in the battery and power systems sector, saw its shares surge by 6.5% in intraday trade on Monday, December 16 to a fresh all-time high of ₹739.65 per share following a significant order win. KAVACH, also known as the Train Collision Avoidance System or Automatic Train Protection System, is an advanced …

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 …

Indian Railway Institute Trains Over 5,000 Personnel, Highlights ‘Kavach’
1 month ago

Indian Railway Institute Trains Over 5,000 Personnel, Highlights ‘Kavach’

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Sharad Kumar Srivatsava, Director General of Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications said the institute had imparted training to a record number of 5,195 personnel by conducting 221 courses this year, with productivity of 74,800 trainee days. Speaking at the 67th annual day celebrations on Sunday, Srivastava said that Iriset had signed memoranda of understanding with three …

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

ECoR plans to install to 'Kavach' system

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway plans to install the Kavach, train collision avoidance system, an official said. The installation of Kavach, the indigenous train collision avoidance system, is a top priority set by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to enhance safety on busy and critical rail corridors. Kavach, an indigenously developed automatic train protection system, is designed to prevent train collisions …

NIA Investigating Train Sabotage Bids, Ashwini Vaishnaw Says Govt Treating Security Threats With Utmost Seriousness
3 months ago

NIA Investigating Train Sabotage Bids, Ashwini Vaishnaw Says Govt Treating Security Threats With Utmost Seriousness

News 18  

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said the railway administration is on alert for potential train sabotage bids and is holding talks with the administration and police in several states to prevent any untoward incident. The central government treats security threats with the utmost seriousness and strict action will be taken against anyone attempting to sabotage trains, the railway minister …

Kavach safety system to be implemented in ECoR soon: GM Parmeshwar Funkwal
3 months, 1 week ago

Kavach safety system to be implemented in ECoR soon: GM Parmeshwar Funkwal

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: General manager of East Coast Railway Parmeshwar Funkwal stressed the need of mechanical measurements of all track parameters to minimise human errors and take control over train accidents. Speaking at an event organised by ECoR Engineers’ Association here to mark Engineers Day and commemorate 164th birth anniversary of renowned engineer M Visvesvaraya, Funkwal informed that the new Kavach system …

Kavach collision-avoidance system to be installed in Ernakulam-Shornur rail corridor
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kavach collision-avoidance system to be installed in Ernakulam-Shornur rail corridor

The Hindu  

In a first for Kerala, the Southern Railway has invited tenders to install the Kavach collision-avoidance system in the 107-km Ernakulam-Shornur rail corridor, at an estimated cost of ₹68 crore. Considering these factors, the Railways has recently focused on installing an automatic signal system and adding a third track to the Ernakulam-Shornur corridor,” official sources said. Based on this, Southern …

Slowed down roll-out of Kavach may be attributed to several reasons
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Slowed down roll-out of Kavach may be attributed to several reasons

The Hindu  

The slow roll-out across the Indian Railways of Kavach, the indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System, was due to the Railway Board’s decision to opt for the expensive European Train Control System, sources said. The Kavach Version 3.2 has so far been implemented in about 1,465 km of the South Central Railway, including the Wadi-Vikarabad-Sanatnagar and Vikarabad-Bidar sections, covering 133 …

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 …

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 …

Anti-collision system to be set in 2.2K km tracks in Tamil Nadu, Kerala
8 months ago

Anti-collision system to be set in 2.2K km tracks in Tamil Nadu, Kerala

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Southern Railway has decided to install Kavach, the anti-collision system for trains, for 2,216 km of tracks across Tamil Nadu and Kerala. On-board RFID reader is mounted beneath the locomotive and it can read the RFID tags fitted between the rails and collect information such as unique tag ID, direction of travel and unique track identification number. On-board equipment …

Concerns Over Railway Safety Measures: Supreme Court Seeks Information on 'Kavach'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Concerns Over Railway Safety Measures: Supreme Court Seeks Information on 'Kavach'

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought to know from the Centre about the protective measures implemented or proposed to be implemented, including the automatic train protection system 'Kavach', to prevent train accidents in the country.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and K V Viswanathan was hearing a petition which raised the issue of safety measures to prevent train …

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 …

Kavach factor continues boosting Kernex Microsystems, HBL Power Systems shares
1 year, 6 months ago

Kavach factor continues boosting Kernex Microsystems, HBL Power Systems shares

Live Mint  

Shares of Kernex Microsystems continued witnessing strong traction as they were locked in their 5 per cent upper circuit of ₹328 in morning trade on BSE on Wednesday, looking set to extend their winning run into the sixth consecutive session. Similarly, shares of HBL Power Systems rose nearly 6 per cent to hit their fresh 52-week high of ₹143.70 on …

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 …

Odisha train accident: PIL in SC seeks setting up of inquiry commission headed by retired apex court judge
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: PIL in SC seeks setting up of inquiry commission headed by retired apex court judge

The Hindu  

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre for setting up an inquiry commission headed by a retired apex court judge to probe the cause of the train accident in Odisha's Balasore district that has left 288 people dead. The plea filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari also sought directions to the Centre to …

Odisha train accident: PIL filed in Supreme Court seeks probe by SC Judge-led expert panel
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: PIL filed in Supreme Court seeks probe by SC Judge-led expert panel

India TV News  

A Public interest litigation has been filed with the Supreme Court, requesting that a retired Supreme Court judge's expert panel investigate the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore. In addition, in order to guarantee public safety, the PIL requested guidelines and instructions for the immediate implementation of the Automatic Train Protection System known as the KAVACH Protection System by Indian …

Howrah-Chennai line has no Kavach system yet
1 year, 6 months ago

Howrah-Chennai line has no Kavach system yet

The Hindu  

Kavach — the state-of-the-art indigenously developed automatic train protection system project — has not been implemented yet on the Howrah-Chennai line passing through at least four railway zones, although South Central Railway has become pioneer in implementation of the much needed system over the last two years. Developed by RDSO Kavach is an indigenous ATP system developed by Research Design …

What is train ‘Kavach’ and why is it trending after Odisha train accident?
1 year, 6 months ago

What is train ‘Kavach’ and why is it trending after Odisha train accident?

Hindustan Times  

After a triple train crash in Odisha's Balasore that claimed nearly 290 lives, and injured over 800 passengers, the railways on Saturday confirmed that there was no ‘Kavach’ system installed on the trains, that could have prevented them from colliding with each other. Opposition on ‘Kavach’ system Many opposition leaders, including Maharashtra Congress's Balasaheb Thorat, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, …

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 …

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 …

'Kavach', train collision protection system, successfully tested with Railway Minister on board | WATCH
2 years, 9 months ago

'Kavach', train collision protection system, successfully tested with Railway Minister on board | WATCH

India TV News  

Highlights 2 trains will hurtle towards each other at full speed, one with the railway minister on board The two trains won’t collide, thanks to ‘Kavach’ ‘Kavach’ is world’s cheapest automatic train collision protection system: Railways 'Kavach', train collision protection system, was successfully tested on Friday with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on board one of the two trains. The two …

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