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SMRT Trains operate the East West Line and the North South Line in Singapore.

SMRT Trains Limited (Chinese: 新加坡地铁有限公司) is a rail operator in Singapore and a fully-owned subsidiary of SMRT Corporation. Then known as Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) Corporation when it was incorporated on 6 August 1987, it was renamed as Singapore MRT Limited before taking on its current name in the year 2004.

On 7 November 1987, SMRT started services on Singapore's first MRT section, consisting of five stations from Yio Chu Kang to Toa Payoh. SMRT would eventually manage MRT services on all MRT lines except the North East Line. On 11 December 2001, SMRT merged with TIBS Holdings. On 10 May 2004, all of the subsidiaries under the SMRT Corporation adopted the SMRT logo and brand officially.

Fleet Details

Class Image Type Top speed Trains Cars Routes operated Built
mph km/h
C151 electric multiple units 49 80 5 (Undergo/Doing test runs)
61 (Refurbished)
30
366
North South Line
East West Line
1986 - 1989
2006 - 2008
(Refurbished)
C751B electric multiple units 55 90 21 126 North South Line
East West Line
1999 - 2001
C151A Add Image electric multiple units 55 90 26 120 East West Line 2008 - 2010