Railways commissions developed Kavach 4.0 native over the Mathura-Kota section of the Delhi-Mumbai Trail | Today news

New Delhi: Indian Railways launched an indigenous railway safety system, Kavach 4.0, for the Mathura-Kota section of the busy Delhi-Mumbai route. It is the first commissioning of the latest Kavach version and a step towards the modernization of railway safety systems in the country. “Railways has developed, developed and produced the Kavach Automatic Train Protection System indigenously and took inspiration from PM’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ vision. Kavach 4.0 is a technology-intensive system. It was approved by the research design and standards organization (RDSO) in July 2024,” said the Minister of Railway, Ashwini. “Many developed countries have taken 20-30 years to develop and install train protection systems. The commissioning of Kavach 4.0 on the Kota-Mathura division has been reached within a very short timeframe. This is a very big achievement,” the minister added. Indian Railways is ready to commission within a short period of six years on different routes. More than 30,000 people have already been trained on Kavach Systems. Iriset (Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications) has signed memorandums of Understanding (Mous) with 17 engineering colleges, institutions and universities to include Kavach as part of their BTech course. Kavach will help the loco pilots maintain trainers through effective brake application. Even in conditions with low visibility such as manure, the pilots do not have to look from outside the cabin for a signal. Pilots can see the information installed on the dashboard in the cabin. Kavach is designed to prevent accidents by monitoring and controlling trainers. It is designed at safety integrity level 4 (Sil 4). This is the highest level of safety design. The development of Kavach began in 2015. The system has been extensively tested for more than three years. After technical improvements, the system was installed in South Central Railway (SCR). The first operational certificate was granted in 2018. Based on the experiences gained in SCR, an advanced version ‘Kavach 4.0’ was developed. It was approved for speeds in May 2025 up to 160 km / h. Kavach components are also manufactured native. Kavach is an extremely complex system. Kavach commissioning is equivalent to the establishment of a telecommunications business, the statement of the Ministry of Railways says. Under the system, RFID labels are installed every 1 km along the entire length of the track. Tags are also installed at each signal. These RFID labels provide an exact location of the trains. The system also contains full-fledged telecommunications towers, including optical fiber connection and power source, is installed every few kilometers over the track length. Kavach Systems, which are installed on Locos and Kavach controllers on the stations, is constantly communicating with the help of these towers. This is equivalent to the installation of a complete network such as that of a telecommunications operator. The Loco with Kavach interacts with the RFID labels installed on the tracks and sends the information to telecommunications and receiving radio information from the station. Kavach is also integrated with the braking system of the locomotives. This system ensures that brakes are applied in case of an emergency situation. At station level, Kavach is installed at each station and block area. It receives information from the loco and signal system and leads the loco for safe speeds. The system also contains optical fiber cable network, which is laid along the tracks, which connect all these high-speed data communication systems. The signal system is also integrated with the loco, station, telecommunications, etc. These systems must be installed, checked and certified without disrupting the railway operations, including heavy movement of passengers and goods. From now on the Kavach system, 5,856 km of optical fiber was laid while 619 telecommunications were installed. Kavach was also installed at 708 stations and 1,107 loci. Traces -equipment was installed on 4 001 routekm. According to the Railways Ministry, the national carrier invests more than £ 1 billion a year on safety -related activities. Kavach is one of the many initiatives taken to improve the safety of passengers and trains. The progress made and the rate of the deployment of Kavach reflects the dedication of Indian Railways to ensure railway safety.