Consider the following statements:
- Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) to create a ‘future ready’ railway system by 2028.
- Kavach’ is an Automatic Train Protection system developed in collaboration with Germany.
- ‘Kavach’ system consists of RFID tags fitted on track in station section.
Which of the statements given above are not correct?
- I and II only
- II and III only
- I and III only
- I, II and III
Explanation
Statement I is incorrect
- Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) for India – 2030. The Plan is to create a ‘future ready’ Railway system by 2030. The objective of the Plan is to create capacity ahead of demand, which in turn would cater to future growth in demand right up to 2050, increase the modal share of Railways in freight traffic to 45%, and sustain it.
Statement II is incorrect
- The KAVACH is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system. It was developed by the Research Design & Standards Organisation (RDSO) of the Indian Railways. It has been adopted as the National ATP System for Indian Railways. It is one of the cheapest systems with Safety Integrity Level-4 (SIL-4) certification. Under SIL-4, the probability of error is 1 in 10,000 years.
Statement III is correct
- The ‘Kavach’ system includes RFID tags installed on track sleepers at regular intervals, including in station sections, to provide precise location data to the onboard system.
