“Kavach” system introduced by Indian Railways is a/an ______.

The correct answer is Automatic Train Protection System.

Key Points

• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that the ‘Kavach’ System, the anti-collision test conducted by the Indian Railways to check the indigenous developed system to avoid rail accidents is successful.
• He held an on-site inspection near Secunderabad on 4 March 2022.

Additional Information

• The test involved two trains - one with the railway minister on board and the other with the Chairman of the Railway Board - hurtle towards each other at full speed.
• 'Kavach' automatically stopped the train before 380 metres of other Locomotive at the front. 
• The indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, Kavach, was designed to help the Railways achieve - zero accidents.
• The Kavach will be the world's cheapest automatic train collision protection system.
• The railway authorities informed that once implemented, it will cost 50 lakh rupees per kilometer to operate compared to about 2 crore rupees worldwide.