evidence: With the number of accidents and deaths coming down to 75 and 40 respectively, the Indian Railways has registered its best safety record in five years between September 2017 and August 2018, the Times of India has reported. [...] The vast reduction in injuries and fatalities happened primarily because of the massive renewal of tracks, regular safety reviews, better safety training of staff and close monitoring of safety performance undertaken during the period. According to this report, the Railways carried out renewal of 4,405 km of old tracks with new rails in 2017-18 - the highest ever in a financial year. In the past few years, the Railways has aggressively undertaken the removal of unmanned level crossings (UMLCs). In 2017-18, the national transporter removed over 1,560 such crossings, which resulted in fewer accidents. It has set the target of removing 1,600 UMLCs in 2018-19, the official said.