Indian Railways has achieved a significant milestone in railway safety with the successful commissioning of KAVACH Version 4.0 for the first time on South Central Railway.

 

Railway Ministry said the upgradation from KAVACH Version 3.2 to Version 4.0 has been successfully completed over 108 Route Kilometres on the Malkajgiri-Kamareddi section of Hyderabad Division. KAVACH 4.0 brings enhanced safety, advanced technology, higher reliability and safer train operations.

 

The Ministry said the latest version incorporates further technological improvements based on the experience gained from the deployment of KAVACH Version 3.2 in over one thousand 465 kilometres on South Central Railway. 

 

KAVACH is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system designed to enhance operational safety. The system assists the Loco Pilot in maintaining trains within prescribed speed limits and can automatically apply brakes when required if the Loco Pilot fails to do so.

 

KAVACH is designed to help prevent Signal Passing at Danger, control train speed in critical situations and reduce the risk of collisions. The system also supports safer train operations during inclement weather conditions.

 

The successful commissioning of KAVACH 4.0 on South Central Railway represents an important step towards strengthening indigenous railway safety technology and expanding advanced Automatic Train Protection capabilities across the Indian Railways network.