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India’s Trains Get Safer With New System! 🚆

Indian Railways will install the Kavach safety system on over 600 kilometres of tracks in the Lucknow region.

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Key Points

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Budget of 252 crore Indian rupees approved for expanding Kavach 4.0.

Coverage will include 607.7 kilometres of railway in the Lucknow Division.

Kavach prevents Signal Passing at Danger and can apply brakes automatically.

Improves safety infrastructure and reliability of train operations.

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The project costs 252 crore Indian rupees and aims to protect trains from running past red signals.

Kavach can automatically stop a train by applying brakes when needed.

This upgrade is part of a plan to modernise train safety across the country.

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7 words

Kavach

A safety system created in India to protect trains.

Automatic Train Protection

Technology that watches train signals and can stop the train if it’s about to be unsafe.

Signal Passing at Danger

When a train goes past a red signal, which can cause accidents.

deployment

Putting the system on the tracks so it works.

infrastructure

The physical parts like tracks, signals, and equipment that let trains run.

reliability

How consistently something works without problems.

modernise

Updating old things with newer technology.

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