Anti-collision system to be set in 2.2K km tracks in Tamil Nadu, KeralaSouthern Railway is installing Kavach, an anti-collision system, on 2,216 km of tracks in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The first phase prioritizes high-density routes like Chennai-Arakkonam, Arakkonam-Renigunta, and Chennai-Gudur where Vande Bharat express trains operate. The remaining routes, including Arakkonam–Jolarpettai, Chennai-Egmore-Tambaram-Chengalpattu, Chengalpattu –Villupuram, Jolarpettai–Salem–Erode, Erode–Irugur–Coimbatore–Podanur, Villupuram-Tiruchchirappalli, will be covered in the...
more... second phase. Kavach prevents train collisions by automatically applying brakes when a locomotive passes a red signal. It also prevents collisions between trains and locomotives and sends alerts to railway units. The system includes RFID tags and on-board equipment that communicate with the stationary control unit to track train location and speed, ensuring safe train operation.
Southern Railway Tamil Nadu aur Kerala mein 2,216 kilometer track pe Kavach, ek anti-collision system install karne wala hai. Pehle phase mein, high-density routes – Chennai-Arakkonam (68 km), Arakkonam -Renigunta (65 km), aur Chennai-Gudur section (138 km) – ko priority diya jaayega, jahaan Vande Bharat express trains chalte hain. Baaki 1,945...
more... kilometer, jismein 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) include hain, yeh sab dusre phase mein cover kiye jaayenge. Kavach system red signal cross karne pe automatically brakes laga deta hai aur trains ki collision se bachata hai. Yeh trains aur locomotives ke beech ki collision bhi rokta hai aur railway units ko alerts bhejta hai. Is system mein RFID tags aur on-board equipment hain jo station control unit se communicate karte hain aur train ki location aur speed track karte hain, isse safe train operation ensure hoti hai.