CHENNAI: Southern Railway has decided to install Kavach, the anti-collision system for trains, for 2,216 km of tracks across Tamil Nadu and Kerala. During the first phase, the high-density routes — Chennai-Arakkonam (68 km), Arakkonam -Renigunta (65 km), and Chennai-Gudur section (138 km)—will be prioritised, where Vande Bharat express trains are operational, said an official statement.
The remaining 1,945 km, which includes Arakkonam–Jolarpettai (150 km), Chennai-Egmore-Tambaram-Chengalpattu (60 km), Chengalpattu –Villupuram (102.76 km), Jolarpettai–Salem–Erode (179.26 km), Erode–Irugur–Coimbatore–Podanur (106.54 km), Villupuram-Tiruchchirappalli (178 km), will be covered in the second phase. The project is being accorded top priority as part of the modernisation of signalling systems for the year 2024-25.
