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SMRT Corporation is a public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...

 operator incorporated on March 6, 2000, as a result of an industry overhaul to form multi-modal public-transport operators in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. It is the second-largest public-transport company in Singapore after ComfortDelGro. As a holding company
Holding company
A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...

 listed on the Singapore Exchange
Singapore Exchange
Singapore Exchange Limited is an investment holding company located in Singapore and providing different services related to securities and derivatives trading and others. SGX is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges and the Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges FederationSingapore Exchange...

 since July 26, 2000, it operates bus, rail, taxi and other public-transport services via several wholly owned subsidiaries.

Businesses


Operations

SMRT's primary business is providing public-transport services in Singapore. Its main operations are the following:
  • SMRT Trains operates the 72 stations along the North-South
    North South MRT Line
    The North South Line was the 1st Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 44 km long with 25 stations, and is operated by SMRT Corporation...

    , East-West
    East West MRT Line
    The East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...

     and Circle
    Circle MRT Line
    The Circle Line is Singapore's fourth Mass Rapid Transit line, operated by SMRT Corporation. This underground line is currently long with 28 stations and is fully automatically operated...

     Lines of the Mass Rapid Transit
    Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
    The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...

     network. It uses third rail
    Third rail
    A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track. It is used typically in a mass transit or rapid transit system, which has alignments in its own corridors, fully or almost...

     systems for train power collection.
  • SMRT Light Rail operates and manages the 14 stations along the Bukit Panjang LRT Line
    Bukit Panjang LRT Line
    Bukit Panjang LRT Line is a 7.8 km light rail line opened on 6 November 1999 and part of Singapore's LRT system. It is fully automated, and the project was contracted to Adtranz, Keppel Corporation and Gammon Construction...

    .
  • SMRT Buses
    SMRT Buses
    SMRT Buses is a public bus transport operator in Singapore. Singapore currently hosts a duopoly transport system in which SMRT's only competitor is SBS Transit, which also operates bus services in Singapore...

     operates a fleet of more than 900 bus
    Bus
    A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

    es, serving selected housing estates in northern and north-western Singapore.
  • SMRT Taxis manages about 2,000 taxis
    Taxicab
    A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...

    .

Key operating statistics

Monthly Ridership for Bus and Rail
Month 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Bus Rail Bus Rail 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 24,213 41,227,355 25,773 46,945,263
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 22,692 39,407,717 22,681 41,152,773
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 24,282 43,953,761 25,818 48,081,833
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 23,587 41,999,608 25,328 47,034,300
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 24,516 43,024,742 25,942 49,320,732
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 22,647 41,273,623 22,789 42,933,447 23,957 48,228,573
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 25,643 44,938,982 25,342 45,954,296 27284 52,402,930
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 24,937 44,207,819 24,683 44,931,974
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 23,788 42,890,883 23,714 44,097,931
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 24,802 43,653,768 25,225 45,792,025
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 23,186 42,729,341 23,372 44,277,327
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 22,868 43,357,506 23,426 47,251,836
Total 262,529 388,432,614 270,463 400,265,250 265,620 410,682,062 269,078 428,727,358 273,762 457,418,817 287,794 506,778,055 287,841 524,959,766


Notes
  • Bus ridership are in terms of thousands.
  • SMRT's monthly train ridership exceeded 40 million trips for the first time in November 2007.
  • The monthly total MRT ridership from May 2009 includes ridership from Circle MRT Line
    Circle MRT Line
    The Circle Line is Singapore's fourth Mass Rapid Transit line, operated by SMRT Corporation. This underground line is currently long with 28 stations and is fully automatically operated...

    .

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