Lok Sabha Question No. 3275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Railway Network under Kavach Technology
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Jaskaur Meena, Subrata Pathak, Ravindra Kushawaha, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Shrirang Appa Barne, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Kripanath Mallah, Vishnu Dayal Ram, Sudheer Gupta, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3275 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2022

## RAILWAY NETWORK UNDER KAVACH TECHNOLOGY

3275. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has recently launched a 'Kavach' under the Atmanirbhar Bharat;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  aims  and  objectives thereto;
- (c) the salient features of the said Kavach System;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  trial  of  'Kavach' working system;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the outcome thereto;
- (f) the  total  railway  network  routes  brought  under  the  Kavach System in the country including Assam and Tamil Nadu;
- (g) the total expenditure incurred by the Government on developing the above said system; and

## (h) the time by which it is likely to be installed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to  (c)  Yes,  Sir.  Indian  Railway  has  developed  its  own  Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System called Kavach for enhancing safety of running trains.  KAVACH has been developed indigenously by RDSO in association with three Indian vendors and it has been adopted as our National Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System.

KAVACH will not only aid Loco Pilot to avoid Signal Passing At Danger (SPAD)  and  over  speeding  but  also  help  in  train  running  during inclement  weather  such  as  dense  fog.    Thus,  Kavach  will  enhance safety and efficiency of train operations.

The salient features of the said Kavach system are as under-

-  Kavach controls speed of the train by automatic application of brakes in case Loco Pilot fails to apply the brakes.
-  Repeats  line-side  signal  in  cab  which  is  very  useful  for  higher speeds and foggy weather.
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- Works on principle of continuous update of Movement authority.
-  Auto whistling at LC gates.
-  Collision avoidance by direct loco to loco communication.
-  Supports feature of SOS in case of any mishap to control train in vicinity.

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(d) to (f) Yes, Sir. Indian Railway has conducted trials ls of 'Kavach' on Absolute Block section of Lingamapalli - Vikarabad - Wadi, Vikarabad Bidar  (250  KM)  section  of  South  Central  Railway.    After  successful completion of trials, three vendors were approved for developmental orders on Indian Railways.

On Successful trial a work of Kavach on 1199 RKm is in progress in Manmad - Mudkhed - Dhone - Guntakal & Bidar - Parbhani section of South Central Railway.

Till  now  nearly  1098  Rkm of network route in South Central Railway has been brought under Kavach.

(g) and (h) Total expenditure incurred so far on development work of Kavach is ₹ 16.88 Crores.

At present Kavach roll out is planned on New Delhi-Howrah and New Delhi - Mumbai section which is targeted for completion by Mar'2024. Further roll out will be planned based on experience gained.

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