SMRT Corporation

SMRT Corporation

Company type	Public (SGX: S53)
Industry	Public transport
Founded	6 March 2000
Headquarters	Singapore
Key people	Choo Chiau Beng (Chairman) Saw Phaik Hwa (President & CEO)
Products	Bus and Rail Services
Revenue	S$197.3 million SGD (2007)
Operating income	S$48 million SGD (2007)
Net income	S$39.5 million SGD (2007)
Number of employees	5505 (2008)
Parent	Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd
Website	www.smrt.com.sg

SMRT Corporation (SGX: S53 ) is a public transport operator incorporated on 6 March 2000 as a result of an industry overhaul to form multi-modal transport operators in Singapore. It is the second largest transport company in Singapore after ComfortDelGro. As a holding company listed on the Singapore Exchange since 26 July 2000, it operates bus, rail, taxi and other transport services via several fully-owned subsidiaries.

Businesses

• SMRT Trains Ltd [1] (formerly Singapore MRT Ltd)
• SMRT Light Rail Pte Ltd (formerly Singapore LRT Pte Ltd)
• SMRT Buses Limited [2] (formerly Trans-Island Bus Services Limited)
• SMRT Taxis Pte Ltd [3] (formerly TIBS Taxis Pte Ltd)
• SMRT Automotive Services Pte Ltd (SMRT Automotive) (formerly TIBS Motors Pte Ltd)
• Singapore Shuttle Bus (Pte) Ltd (SSB)
• Bus-Plus Services Pte Ltd (Bus-Plus)
• SMRT Engineering Pte Ltd (SMRT Engineering)
• SMRT Investments Pte Ltd (SMRT Investments)
• RFP Investments Pte Ltd (RFPI)
• SMRT International Pte Ltd (SMRTI)

Operations

SMRT's primary business is providing public transport services in Singapore. Its main operations are the following:

• SMRT Trains operates the 51 stations along the North-South and East-West lines of the Mass Rapid Transit network. It uses a third rail for power collection.
• SMRT Light Rail operates and manages the 14 stations along the Bukit Panjang LRT Line.
• SMRT Buses operates a fleet of more than 800 buses, serving selected housing estates in northern and north-western Singapore.
• SMRT Taxis manages about 2,000 taxis.

Key operating statistics

Monthly Ridership for Bus and Rail

Month	2003		2004		2005		2006		2007		2008
	Bus	Rail	Bus	Rail	Bus	Rail	Bus	Rail	Bus	Rail	Bus	Rail
January	23,507	34,178,416	22,963	33,165,048	23,227	34,483,105	22,210	33,978,256	23,579	37,339,394	25,094	41,931,556
February	20,451	29,135,532	22,055	31,784,715	20,406	29,978,170	21,040	32,330,471	20,657	32,896,766	22,427	37,471,745
March	22,546	32,925,189	23,512	34,314,370	23,164	35,126,645	23,257	36,366,764	23,612	38,579,693	23,885	41,285,892
April	19,388	27,458,106	22,760	32,196,436	22,338	33,059,172	22,197	33,860,661	22,586	35,985,951	24,186	41,072,492
May	21,922	29,889,839	23,025	33,530,425	22,324	33,796,403	23,237	36,012,048	23,535	38,532,342	24,331	41,964,448
June	21,071	31,826,285	20,908	32,609,572	21,154	34,115,079	21,094	34,965,071	21,647	37,582,966		41,273,623
July	23,196	34,541,283	23,866	34,916,918	22,948	35,614,229	23,636	36,905,609	24,045	39,665,489
August	23,190	34,129,579	23,261	34,198,512	22,961	35,456,777	23,678	37,353,037	23,791	39,587,277
September	22,126	33,253,795	22,421	33,240,234	22,040	34,071,467	22,425	36,006,858	22,496	37,591,642
October	22,727	33,428,440	22,863	33,610,216	22,477	34,478,588	22,800	36,284,768	23,748	40,054,511
November	20,933	32,317,852	21,228	32,847,314	21,250	33,909,654	22,065	36,600,989	22,079	38,961,082
December	21,472	35,348,298	21,601	35,851,490	21,331	36,592,773	21,439	38,062,826	21,987	40,641,704
Total	262,529	388,432,614	270,463	400,265,250	265,620	410,682,062	269,078	428,727,358	273,762	457,418,817

Notes

• Bus ridership are in terms of thousands.
• SMRT's monthly train ridership exceeded 40 million trips for the first time in November 2007.

Gallery

• 
  SMRT Corporation headquarters at City Hall.
• 
  A C651 SMRT train approaching Jurong East MRT Station
• 
  SMRT Buses parked in one line at Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange.
• An SMRT Train Depot in Bishan.
  An SMRT Train Depot in Bishan.

External links

• SMRT Corporation
• Tracking SMRT's company information