Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday shared a video of a train running at 130 kmph in dense fog with the use of the Automatic Train Protection System called ‘Kavach’. Sharing the video on X, Vaishnaw said, “Dense fog outside. Kavach shows the signal right inside the cab. Pilot doesn’t have to look outside for signal.” The Kavach system, also known as an Automatic Train Protection System, has been developed by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), and it can apply brakes automatically in case of an emergency when a train driver fails to act in time. The Railway Ministry has been working on this project for the last eight years. The demand for the Kavach has intensified following a spate of rail accidents recently. In the past five years, the railways saw an average of 43 consequential accidents – incidents that resulted in passenger casualties or property damage – per year. An average of 56 passengers died in rail accidents per year between 2015 and 2022.