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Kavach deployed on 144 locomotives of South Central Railway, say officials
Updated On: 07 August, 2024 08:10 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A sanction has been granted on Wednesday for the installation of the KAVACH safety system on 10,000 locomotives, the authorities added.
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Loco Kavach from Inside the cab/ Sourced photo
Railway officials said on Wednesday that the Kavach system has been implemented on 1,465 route km and 144 locomotives in the South Central Railway, and work is underway to install it on the Delhi-Mumbai-Howrah line. The installation of Kavach, a sophisticated Automatic Train Protection (ATP) technology to prevent train crashes and improve rail safety, is making significant progress on the Delhi-Mumbai-Howrah line. Trackside equipment and optical fibre cables have already been installed, according to officials.
Progress on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah route (2,949 Route km): 4,275 km of Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) has been laid, completing 77 per cent of the project; 364 towers have been erected, reaching 94 per cent completion, 285 Station Kavach systems have been installed, achieving 67 per cent progress. The railway officials said 1,384 route kilometres (Rkm) of trackside equipment have been installed, completing 47 per cent of the task and lastly 319 locomotive equipment have been installed, reaching 42 per cent completion.
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