Western Railway (WR) is gearing as much as deploy the indigenous KAVACH know-how on the Virar-Vadodara-Ahmedabad-Nagda part, spanning 735km, by year-end.

22% of security infrastructure accomplished

Achieving round 22% completion, WR has commissioned KAVACH security infrastructure over a 160km stretch, with locomotive trials protecting almost 170km. The value of this challenge is round Rs315 crore.

“The KAVACH system, also called the Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) or Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, holds SIL4 certification, denoting Safety Integrity Level 4,” stated an official.

Features of latest system

One of its key options is the automated halting of prepare motion upon sensing one other prepare inside a chosen distance, addressing guide errors and malfunctions with a proactive security strategy, the official stated. The total challenge is slated for completion throughout the present yr.

The TCAS system, an integral part of KAVACH, supplies steady updates on motion authority, indicating the permissible distance a prepare can journey with out hazard. In emergency eventualities, computerized brake functions act as a fail-safe mechanism when crew intervention is both missing or inconceivable. Real-time data, together with velocity, location, distance to indicators, and sign points, is relayed to loco pilots, guaranteeing a complete and responsive security framework.

According to WR officers, TCAS prevents Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD) instances and addresses unsafe conditions stemming from overspeed and collisions, significantly in station areas and block sections.

Published on: Monday, January 29, 2024, 08:08 AM IST