Railway minister Suresh Prabhu today assured the Lok Sabha that his ministry accord highest priority to safety in train operations and all possible steps are undertaken on a continual basis including upgradation of technology to aid safe running of trains. <br/><br/>Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, Mr Prabhu said consequential train accidents have declined from 195 in 2006-07 to 135 in 2014-15 and further to 107 in 2015-16. Mr Prabhu said railways are inducting modern technology on a regular basis.<br/><br/>The minister said Modified Automatic Signalling was provided all Automatic Block Signalling Sections on North Central Railway and Northern Railway to handle train operations safely during fog. <br/><br/>Mr Prabhu said during adverse weather conditions patrolling of railway tracks including night patrolling is carried out at vulnerable locations regularly. The minister said track renewal is an ongoing process which is undertaken as and when a stretch of track becomes due for renewal on condition basis.