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SMRT Trains
Company typePublic
IndustryPublic Transport Operator
FoundedSingapore (1987 (1987))
Headquarters,
Singapore
Area served
Singapore, Malaysia
Key people
Saw Phiak Hwa, CEO
Koh Yong Guan, Chairman
ServicesRailways
ParentSMRT Corporation
Website[1]

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

On 7 November 1987, MRTC started services on Singapore's first MRT section, consisting of five stations from Yio Chu Kang to Toa Payoh. SMRT Trains currently manages 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. The C151, C651, C751B and the new C151A runs on the North South Line and the East West Line. Only the Alstom Metropolis C830 runs on the Circle Line.

Fleet details

Class Image Type Top speed Trains Cars Routes operated Built
mph km/h
C151 electric multiple units 55 90 66
396
North South Line
East West Line
1986 - 1989
2006 - 2009
(Refurbished)
C651 electric multiple units 55 90 19 114 North South Line
East West Line
1993–1994
C751B electric multiple units 55 90 21 126 North South Line
East West Line
1999 - 2001
C830 electric multiple units 55 90 40 120 Circle Line 2005 - 2008
C151A electric multiple units 55 90 22 132 North South Line
East West Line
2009 - 2012