New Delhi, March 23 -- Indian Railways successfully commissioned the Kavach Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System on the Prayagraj (Excluding) - Kanpur (Excluding) section (190 Route Kilometres) of Delhi-Howrah high-density corridor.

In a statement issued here on Monday, the Railway Ministry said that the Kavach system was implemented through Train No. 14163. The General Manager also conducted a footplate inspection onboard Train No. 14163 from Subedarganj to Manauri station to assess the performance of the Kavach system. Senior officers, including PHODs, DRM/Prayagraj, Headquarters officers, and Divisional officers, were present on the occasion.

In the first phase, Kavach will be enabled on eight pairs of trains. Additional trains and ...