New Delhi: Indian Railways launched a native system of railway safety, Kavach 4.0, for the Mathura-Kota section on the busy Delhi-Mumbai route.
This is the first introduction of the latest version of Kavach and a step towards modernization of rail safety systems in the country.
“Railways is originally designed, developed and produced by a system of automatic Kavach trains, which was inspired by“ Atmanirbhar Bharat ”Vision. Kavach 4.0 is in July 2024, ”was approved by the Ministry of Research (RDSO)”, which was approved by the Ministry of Research (RDSO).
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“Many developed nations took 20-30 years to develop and install trains protection systems. The Kavach 4.0 documented in the Kotu-Mathura section was achieved in a very short time frame. It is a very great success,” the Minister added.
Indian Railways is preparing for the Commission Kavach 4.0 on various routes in a short range of six years. More than 30,000 people have already been trained on Kavach Systems.
Iriset (Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications) signed a memorandum of understanding (MY) with 17 engineering universities, institutions and universities for incorporating Kavach as part of their Btech curriculum.
Kavach will help pilots to maintain train speed by efficient brake applications. Even in low visibility conditions such as fog, pilots will not have to look for a signal from the cab. Pilots can see information on the dashboard installed inside the cab.
Kavach is designed to prevent accidents from monitoring and checking the train speed. It is designed at safety level 4 (forces 4). This is the highest level of security design. Kavach development began in 2015. The system has been tested extensively for more than three years. After technical improvements, the system was installed in South Central Railway (SCR). The first operational certificate was awarded in 2018.
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Based on the experience gained in the SCR, the advanced version of “Kavach 4.0” was developed. It was approved in May 2025 for speeds up to 160 km / h. Kavach components are also originally produced.
Kavach is an extremely complex system. The commissioning of Kavach is equivalent to the establishment of the telecommunications company, the statement on the Ministry of Railways said.
Within the system, the RFID brands are installed every 1 km along the entire length of the track. The labels are also installed on each signal. These RFID brands provide accurate trains. The system also includes full -fledged telecommunications towers, including optical fiber connection and power, installed along the entire track length every few kilometers. Kavach systems installed on locomys and Kavach drivers at the stations are constantly communicating with these towers. It is equivalent to the installation of a complete network such as a network of telecommunications operator.
Loco and Kavach interact with the RFID brands installed on footsteps and transmits information for telecommunications towers and receives radio information from the station. Kavach is also integrated into the locomotive brake system. This system ensures that the brakes are applied in the event of an emergency.
At the station level, Kavach is installed on every station and block. It receives information from the locomine and signaling system and leads the locomot for safe speeds. The system also includes an optical fiber cable network that is laid along songs that combine all these systems for high -speed data communication.
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The signaling system is also integrated with LOCO, station, telecommunications towers, etc. These systems must be installed, controlled and certified without disturbing rail operations, including severe passenger trains and goods.
From now on in the Kavach system, 5,856 km of optical fiber were laid, while 619 telecommunications towers were installed. Kavach was also installed at 708 stations and 1 107 locomys. Trackside Equipment was installed on 4 001 km.
According to the Ministry of Railways, the national transporter invests more than £1 trillion per year regarding security -related activities. Kavach is one of the many initiatives to increase the safety of passengers and trains. The progress and pace of the deployment of Kavach reflecting the obligation of Indian railways to ensure the safety of railways.
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