A big news related to Indian Railways is coming out. In order to further strengthen railway security and modernize the Railways, Indian Railways has approved the expansion of indigenous Kavach Automatic Train Protection System on important routes of Northern Railway. Approximately ₹362 crore will be spent on this project. Under this, armor system will be installed on about 1,478 route kilometers of Firozpur and Jammu divisions.
Where and how much will it cost?
Under this railway project, the remaining 1,012 route kilometers of Firozpur division will be armored at a cost of approximately ₹ 241 crore. Whereas in Jammu division, the armor system will be installed at a cost of about ₹121 crore on about 466 route kilometers of Jalandhar City Junction-Jammu Tawi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Batala Junction-Pathankot Junction and Banihal-Baramulla sections. Under this, permanent armor systems will be installed along the railway tracks. Besides, 40 meter high communication towers and antenna infrastructure will also be developed, so that the security system can function in a better and uninterrupted manner.
Know about armor system
Let us tell you that Kavach System is an indigenous automatic train protection system developed in India, which helps in preventing incidents like train collision by automatically applying brakes in any emergency. This technology helps the loco pilot in safe train operation, because through it there is continuous communication between the locomotive, signaling system and equipment installed on the track.
Rapid expansion of armor system
With the implementation of the armor system on these important railway routes, train operations will become more safe, reliable and smooth. Indian Railways is rapidly expanding the Kavach system across the country under the resolve of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, thereby making the railway network safe, modern and technologically empowered.
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