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NFR To Integrate 'Kavach 4.0' To Develop Train Operations
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) to integrate 'Kavach 4.0' to develop train operations, which covers the North-Eastern states and seven districts of West Bengal and five districts of north Bihar, will soon integrate 'Kavach 4.0' to improve train operations, officials said.
The Indian Railways would embrace the successful implementation of Kavach 4.0, an indigenous advanced safety technology system aimed at enhancing train operations across its network.
NFR Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said NFR, being part of the nation's railway connectivity system, would be incorporating this advanced technological system 'Kavach 4.0' soon, providing safer, more reliable, and efficient rail services within its jurisdiction.
He said that the "Kavach 4.0" is a superior integrated, technology-based solution developed by Indian Railways in order to prevent accidents and ensure smooth train operations, providing another layer of safety and control.
Sharma said it can apply brakes automatically if a loco pilot fails to do so since the system shows real-time line-side signals inside the driver's cab, and provides continuous movement authority updates through radio-based communication.
Automatic whistling at level crossing gates and direct locomotive-to-locomotive communication are some of the other important features of "Kavach 4.0." It also has an SOS function with which authorities can be alerted in case of an emergency.
These "Kavach 4.0" system bases its construction on a couple of critical technological components that include Station Kavach that receives information from Loco Kavach and signaling systems for guiding the locomotive as well as RFID tags which are installed along the tracks at regular intervals and signal points in monitoring the train's location and direction.
The CPRO added that Communication Backbone made up of optical fibre cables and communication towers along the track ensured a smooth flow of information from the locomotive to the station.
DMI also delivered the crucial information, for example, signal aspects and movement authority directly into the cab of the loco pilot to take quick decisions.
This includes relay-based interlocking, UHF radio for signal communication, RFID for the location tracking accuracy and reliability, GSM for safety security, and GPS for high-level time synchronization.
So, it shows how this railway is going to put more advanced facilities inside by increasing safety and railway efficiencies.
In this regard, the 10,000 locomotives would also be integrated with Indian Railway's modernization processes so as to enhance overall security and efficiency.
Using technology such as Kavach 4.0, the connectivity system would ensure smooth operations, minimize human error, and most importantly prevent accidents.
Therefore, this initiative is a big step toward providing a safer journey environment for train passengers.
As the Kavach system has already been deployed on key routes in the Indian Railways network, hence the advanced 4.0 system with further replace the existing ones on a pilot project basis," said a spokesman of NFR.
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