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Encyclopedia > SMRT Corporation
SMRT Corporation
Type Public (SGX: S53)
Founded Singapore (6 March 2000)
Headquarters Singapore
Key people Saw Phaik Hwa, President & CEO
Industry Public transport
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. 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. Download high resolution version (1729x480, 15 KB) Taken from http://www. ... A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by relatively few individuals. ... Singapore Exchange (SGX) is the stock exchange in Singapore. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Singapore Exchange (SGX) is the stock exchange in Singapore. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Singapore Exchange (SGX) is the stock exchange in Singapore. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Contents

Businesses

  • SMRT Trains Ltd [1] (formerly Singapore MRT Ltd)
  • SMRT Light Rail Pte Ltd [2] (formerly Singapore LRT Pte Ltd)
  • SMRT Buses Limited [3](formerly Trans-Island Bus Services Limited)
  • SMRT Taxis Pte Ltd [4] (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)

Logo SMRT Corporation headquarters at City Hall. ... SMRT Buses parked in one line at Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange. ... Trans Island Bus Services Logo Trans-Island Bus Services (TIBS) was incorporated on May 31, 1982 after the Singapore government proposed the formation of another bus service company to compete with Singapore Bus Services (now SBS Transit) in 1981. ... 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. ...

Operations

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

Bukit Batok MRT Station on the North South Line The North South MRT Line was the first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. ... Tiong Bahru (MRT) station on the East-West Line The East-West Line is coloured green on system maps. ... A C751B train at Eunos MRT Station. ... Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in the Washington, D.C. area, electrified to 750 volts. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Bukit Panjang LRT Train at South View Station. ... SMRT Buses parked in one line at Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange. ... An articulated bus operated by the CTA in Chicago, Illinois, USA. A Go North East Bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England A bus is a large road vehicle intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver and sometimes a conductor. ... Taxicab, short forms taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for a single passenger, or small group of passengers, typically for a non-shared ride. ...

Key operating statistics

Annual statistics (for the year ended 31st March)

  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Rail Rail Bus Rail Bus Rail Bus Rail Bus Rail Bus Rail
Route length at period end (kilometres) 83 83 2189.8 84.94 2393.6 89.4 2503.1 89.4 2463.5 89.4 2479.8 89.4
Total number of passengers (millions) 346.35 367.19 272.26 387.39 290.85 389.66 278.16 394.25 264.70 391.46 268.93 402.59
Bus/Car kilometres operated (millions) 73.50 74.10 63.6 75.30 77.2 81.38 79.9 89.62 79.3 77.39 78.4 75.11
Average number of weekday passengers (thousands) 987.0 1042.0   1108.0   1125.0   1139.3   1131.4   1,171.9
Aggregate passenger distance travelled per year (million kilometres) 4,408.7 4,687.0 1,706.4 4,935.0 1,796.7 4,963.0 1,689.4 4,988.90 1,591.0 4,861.30 1,613.0 4,928.3
Average operating car occupancy (persons) 60 63   65.5   60.98   55.7   63.2   65.6
Load factor (%)     29.0   25.2   22.1   22.6   22.8  

Monthly statistics (Rail only)

Month 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
January   32,587,640 33,672,360 34,178,416 33,165,048 34,483,105 33,978,256
February   31,157,848 29,091,369 29,135,532 31,784,715 29,978,170 32,330,471
March   34,162,717 33,879,413 32,925,189 34,314,370 35,126,645 36,366,764
April 30,352,441 31,599,571 32,259,646 27,458,106 32,196,436 32,196,436 33,860,661
May 31,554,698 32,813,721 32,926,766 29,889,839 33,530,425 33,796,403 36,012,048
June 31,280,481 32,501,217 31,753,267 31,826,285 32,609,572 34,115,079 34,965,071
July 33,261,448 33,671,187 34,539,683 34,541,283 34,916,918 35,614,229 36,905,609
August 33,122,108 33,049,925 33,710,932 34,129,579 34,198,512 35,456,777 37,353,037
September 32,063,017 31,560,014 32,815,317 33,253,795 33,240,234 34,071,467 36,006,858
October 31,549,215 32,403,557 33,397,443 33,428,440 33,610,216 34,478,588 36,284,768
November 32,145,546 31,751,557 32,459,647 32,317,852 32,847,314 33,909,654 36,600,989
December 34,158,214 33,669,931 34,145,447 35,348,296 35,851,490 36,592,773 38,062,826
Total   389,681,755 394,651,290 388,432,612 402,265,250 409,819,326 428,727,358
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