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Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) Corporation is a public transport operator founded on August 6, 1987. Their major competitor in Singapore's duopoly transport system is SBS Transit, which also operates bus, rail, taxi and other transport services.
On November 7, 1987, SMRT started services on Singapore's first MRT section, consisting of five stations from Yio Chu Kang MRT Station to Toa Payoh MRT Station. On December 11, 2001, SMRT merged with TIBS Holdings. On May 10, 2004, all of the subsidiaries under the SMRT Corporation adopted the SMRT logo and brand officially.
Businesses
Operations
SMRT's primary business is providing public transport services in Singapore. Its more notable operations are the following.
Key Operating Statistics
Annual Statistics (for the year ended 31st March)
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| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
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| Route length at period end (kilometres)
| 83.00
| 83.00
| 84.94
| 84.94
| 84.94
| 84.94
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| Total number of passengers (millions)
| 346.35
| 367.19
| 387.39
| 389.66
| 394.25
| 391.46
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| Car kilometres operated (millions)
| 73.50
| 74.10
| 75.30
| 81.38
| 89.62
| 77.39
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| Average number of weekday passengers (thousands)
| 987.00
| 1042.00
| 1108.00
| 1125.00
| 1139.30
| 1131.40
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| Aggregate passenger distance travelled per year (million kilometres)
| 4,408.70
| 4,687.00
| 4,935.00
| 4,963.00
| 4,988.90
| 4,861.30
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| Average operating car occupancy (persons)
| 60.00
| 63.00
| 65.50
| 60.98
| 55.70
| 63.20
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Monthly Statistics
| Month
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
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| January
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| 32,587,640
| 33,672,360
| 34,178,416
| 33,16,5048
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| February
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| 31,157,848
| 29,091,369
| 29,135,532
| 31,784,715
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| March
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| 34,162,717
| 33,879,413
| 32,925,189
| 34,314,370
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| April
| 30,352,441
| 31,599,571
| 32,259,646
| 27,458,106
| 32,196,436
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| May
| 31,554,698
| 32,813,721
| 32,926,766
| 29,889,839
| 33,530,425
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| June
| 31,280,481
| 32,501,217
| 31,753,267
| 31,826,285
| 32,609,572
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| July
| 33,261,448
| 33,671,187
| 34,539,683
| 34,541,283
| 34,916,918
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| August
| 33,122,108
| 33,049,925
| 33,710,932
| 34,129,579
| 34,198,512
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| September
| 32,063,017
| 31,560,014
| 32,815,317
| 33,253,795
| 33,240,234
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| October
| 31,549,215
| 32,403,557
| 33,397,443
| 33,428,440
| 33,610,216
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| November
| 32,145,546
| 31,751,557
| 32,459,647
| 32,317,852
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| December
| 34,158,214
| 33,669,931
| 34,145,447
| 35,348,296
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