SMRT Trains

SMRT Trains
Keretapi SMRT Berhad
新加坡地铁有限公司
சிங்கப்பூர் பெருவிரைவு ரயில் நிறுவனம்

Type	Public
Industry	Public Transport Operator
Founded	Singapore (1987 (1987))
Headquarters	City Hall, Singapore
Area served	Singapore
Key people	Desmond Kuek (President & CEO) Koh Yong Guan (Chairman)
Services	Railways
Parent	SMRT Corporation
Website	SMRT Trains

SMRT Trains Limited 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 most of the MRT services in Singapore except the North East Line and Downtown 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. 6 trains – C151, C651, C751B, C151A and the upcoming C151B and future C151C are operating on the North South Line and the East West Line. The C830 and the latest C830C trains are operating only on the Circle Line.

The main colour scheme for all the trains are black with red stripe, excluding C651 with the only exterior with white and red stripes and C801 with green and red stripes. Future SMRT trains and refurbished trains will bear the new SMRT livery, which consist of white, red, black and yellow pixel livery, unless LTA uses its own livery for newer rolling stocks, similar to C951 and CT251 (also known as T251). Current fleets with the new liveries are the C801A and the C151B trains.

Major Disruptions

• On December 15, 2011, train services were disrupted between Bishan and Marina Bay on the NSL. Two days after, train services were again disrupted between Toa Payoh and Marina Bay. This is the second worst major breakdown in SMRT history. SMRT stated that the weight of the 4th generation trains, C151A, was the root cause of the breakdown. The COI (Commitment of Inquiry) later investigated that the weight of the 4th generation trains were not responsible for the third rail horse shoe and train collector shoes to be damaged.
• On March 9, 2015, the BPLRT came to a halt due to a station fire and a power fault, which resulted in a 24-hour service suspension. The cause of the power faults were due to the fire at Segar LRT Station. All trains were done system check while during the 24-hour service suspension, LTA and SMRT engineers went to inspect each stations and the tracks before testing if the line can reinstate service. Certain section of tracks deemed as "possible causes of power faults" ran on reduced speed until around the 4th week of July before reinstating normal speed.
• On July 7, 2015, the NSEWL was completely suspended from normal train services. It was also the first time both major lines were suspended simultaneously. This incident marks the worst breakdown in SMRT history. SMRT and LTA has suspected that faulty trains were the cause of this incident. Investigations concluded that a damaged insulator was the main cause of the multiple power trips on that day and SMRT could be fined for the lack of maintenance. Experts are looking into the matter to see if they can separate the power systems from the North South and East West Lines to prevent similar incidents form recurring.
• On 22 March 2016, 2 SMRT staff were killed when a train hit them near Pasir Ris station along the EWL. This is the very first fatal accident SMRT ever had in history.

Fleet details

Contract*	Image	Type	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Trains	Cars	Line(s) served	Built on	Debut on
			Design	Service
C151		electric multiple unit	90	80	66	396	North South Line East West Line	1986 – 1989 2006 – 2009 (Refurbishment)	7 November 1987
C151A		electric multiple unit	90	80	35	210		2011 – 2014	27 May 2011
C151B		electric multiple unit	90	80	45	270		2014 – 2018	N/A
C151C		electric multiple unit	90	80	12	72		2017 –2019	N/A
C651		electric multiple unit	90	80	19	114		1993 – 1994 2016 - 2018 (Refurbishment)	20 September 1994
C751B		electric multiple unit	90	80	21	126		1999 – 2001	28 January 2000
C830		electric multiple unit	90	78	40	120	Circle Line	2006 – 2008	28 May 2009
C830C		electric multiple unit	90	78	24	72		2014 – 2015	26 June 2015
C801		electric multiple unit	55	48	19	19	Bukit Panjang LRT	1998 – 1999	6 November 1999
C801A		electric multiple unit	55	48	13	13		2014 – 2015	19 November 2014

Rail transport in Singapore
Overview	History Nicoll Highway collapse Major disruptions Stations Fares and ticketing EZ-Link NETS CEPAS Facilities STARiS Safety Security Public Transport Security Command
MRT Lines	Current  NSL  North South  EWL  East West  NEL  North East  CCL  Circle  DTL  Downtown Under construction  TEL  Thomson-East Coast Future  JRL  Jurong Region  CRL  Cross Island Defunct ■ Branch
LRT Lines	Current  BPLRT  Bukit Panjang  SKLRT  Sengkang  PGLRT  Punggol
Other Lines	Current Sentosa Express Changi Airport Skytrain Defunct Jurong Bird Park Panorail Sentosa Monorail
Rolling stock	Current (MRT) C151 C151A C651 C751A C751B C751C C830 C830C C951 Current (LRT) C801 C801A C810 C810A Other Lines Hitachi Monorail Crystal Mover (Skytrain) Future C151B CT251 C151C Defunct Adtranz C-100
Depots	Current Bishan Changi Gali Batu Kim Chuan Sengkang Ulu Pandan Ten Mile Junction Under construction Tuas Mandai
Companies	ComfortDelGro SBS Transit SMRT Corporation SMRT Trains

The trains are classified as contracts unlike other countries which uses "class".*