Singapore SMRT

SMRT Limited was incorporated on 6th August 1987, under license from the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRTC), the owner and builder of the system, to operate the MRT system for an initial period of 10 years. The SMRT system is an electrically driven railway system. Construction of the $5 billion system began in October 1983, after more than ten years of extensive studies on the nation's transportation needs. In November 1987, the first section of the system entered passenger service, thereafter the remainder of the system was opened in stages and the final section was completed in July 1990. Construction on the first extension of the MRT system began in early 1990. Named the Woodlands Extension, it links the system from Yishun station to Choa Chu Kang station. The extension has been operational since 1996.


Introduction To Singapore LRT Pte Ltd

On 10 February 1996, PM Goh Chok Tong announced Government approval for the building of the Bukit Panjang LRT system. It will be the first fully automated LRT system to be built in Singapore - providing a modern and convenient feeder service that links Bukit Panjang New Town to the MRT system at Choa Chu Kang.

On 5 August 1997, Mr Mah Bow Tan (Minister for Communications) officially announced that Singapore MRT Ltd (SMRT) will be the operator for Bukit Panjang LRT system. Singapore LRT Pte Ltd (SLRT) was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of SMRT, to prepare for the start up and revenue operation of Bukit Panjang LRT system. The key management staff are in place and the temporary office is located at SMRT Bishan Depot. The permanent office location will be at Ten Mile Junction which is at the junction of Woodlands and Choa Chu Kang Road.

The key management staff are in place and the temporary office is located at SMRT Bishan Depot. The permanent office location will be at Ten Mile Junction which is at the junction of Woodlands and Choa Chu Kang Road