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How Is Indian Railways Making Trains Safer? 🚆

A big safety program called Kavach Version 4.0 will be installed on more than 700 kilometres of tracks.

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170 crore Indian rupees for expanding Kavach to improve automatic braking and speed control.

233 crore Indian rupees for Electronic Interlocking to make signals work faster and more reliably.

272 crore Indian rupees for a new bypass line to speed up movement of cargo trains.

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Electronic Interlocking, a computer‑based signal system, will replace old panels at 21 stations.

An 11‑kilometre bypass line will let freight trains travel without crowding other tracks. 🚂

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Kavach Version 4.0

The newest version of the safety system that helps stop trains before accidents happen.

Electronic Interlocking

A modern computer system that controls train signals and track switches safely.

bypass line

An extra short track that lets some trains go around a busy section, reducing delays.

freight trains

Trains that carry things like coal, iron ore, or other goods instead of passengers.

crore

Ten million; used to talk about large amounts of money.

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