Safer journey in 2023: Key update on Indian Railways’ anti-collision system Kavach – Details inside

Indian Railways’ anti-collision system ‘Kavach’ is being implemented in a phased manner with 1,455 route kms on South Central Railway already covered, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Friday. “Currently, ‘Kavach’ work is in progress on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah corridors (3,000 route kms),” Vaishnaw wrote. While shedding more light on why the system is being implemented in a phased manner, he said it was done “keeping in view the complexities involved in implementation”. “(It’s implementation), which require all Rolling Stock, wayside stations and track to be equipped with ‘Kavach’, it has been decided to implement it in a phased manner,” the minister added.

Here’s all you need to know about ‘Kavach’
‘Kavach’ is a world-class technology for safety as well as capacity augmentation. According to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, this indigenously-developed anti-collision technology is SIL4 certified.