Consider the following statements:
I. Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) to create a ‘future ready’ railway system by 2028.
II. ‘Kavach’ is an Automatic Train Protection system developed in collaboration with Germany.
III. ‘Kavach’ system consists of RFID tags fitted on track in station section.
Which of the statements given above are not correct?
Explanation
Statement I — Incorrect.
The National Rail Plan (NRP) is a long-term strategy of Indian Railways aimed at creating a ‘future-ready’ railway system by 2030, not 2028. It focuses on capacity expansion, increasing freight share to ~45%, and meeting demand up to 2050. Hence, the year mentioned makes this statement wrong.
Statement II — Incorrect.
Kavach is an indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system developed by RDSO (Indian Railways). It is a major step toward Atmanirbhar Bharat in railway safety and has no collaboration with Germany. Hence, this statement is incorrect.
Statement III — Correct.
The Kavach system uses RFID tags installed on railway tracks, including station sections. These tags help the system determine the exact location of trains and enable features like automatic braking to prevent collisions, signal passing at danger (SPAD), and overspeeding.
Thus, Statements I and II are incorrect.