Last Updated on 01/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Monsoon session is going on in the Lok Sabha at this time. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav told in Parliament that 50 new Amrit Bharat trains will be run in the country. At the same time, he said that the Railways is currently running four non-AC Amrit Bharat trains full of advanced facilities. Railways has started Amrit Bharat services, which have modern technology and advanced facilities, such as shock-free travel, sliding windows, foldable snack table, bottle and mobile holders.
Railway Minister gave information
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that Amrit Bharat services, which are completely non-AC trains. It includes 12 sleeper class coaches and 8 general class coaches. At the same time, these trains are providing high quality services to the passengers. He said that out of the 4 Amrit Bharat services running in operation, 15557/15558 Darbhanga-Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express is running via Sitamarhi, Raxaul-Narkatiyaganj-Gorakhpur-Lucknow. Apart from this, the start of Amrit Bharat Express services has provided a lot of convenience in transportation.
The Railway Minister said that the government has ordered 50 additional Amrit Bharat trains. At the same time, 14 new improvements are being made in these trains. Apart from this, on July 17, 2024, the government has decided on Kavach 4.0, for which engineers are being trained in universities. It has been decided to launch Kavach 4.0 on a route of 9000 km. Let us tell you that after Kovid, it was decided to first trial on a 3000 km route. At the same time, in the year 2019, Kavach got safety and security certification.
What is armor?
‘Kavach’ is an anti-collision technology. This technology will help the railways achieve its goal of zero accidents. With this technology, even if two trains come on one track, it is claimed that both the trains will stop automatically at a certain distance. In fact, its technology is so accurate that even if two trains come face to face at full speed, there will be no collision. It is claimed that the train will automatically brake as soon as it crosses the red signal. Not only this, all trains within the next 5 km radius will stop due to this. At the same time, Kavach will also save the train coming from behind.
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