Who owns SMRT Trains?
SMRT Trains is owned by SMRT (Singapore).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: SMRT scheme of arrangement approved by minority shareholders, SMRT Corporation Ltd / Temasek (via SGX), 29 September 2016. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- SMRT Corporation Ltd reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
- Origin
- 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
- Category
- Travel & transport › Railways
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About SMRT Trains
SMRT Trains is the rail business of SMRT Corporation. The 2016 joint announcement says it was moving to the New Rail Financing Framework, an asset-light model, and SMRT's milestones page records that it won the contract to operate the Thomson-East Coast Line from 2019.
Ownership timeline of SMRT Trains
Where SMRT Trains sits in SMRT
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by SMRT
SMRT controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in railways, and who owns them
The 91 brands in railways on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is DfT Operator, with 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| c2c | DfT Operator | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Avanti West Coast | FirstGroup | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Eurostar | SNCF | 🇫🇷 France |
| CPKC | CPKC | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Linha 4 do Metrô de São Paulo | Motiva | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Hellenic Train | FS Italiane | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Transtar | FTAI Infrastructure | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KAI Commuter | KAI | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
About the owner: SMRT
SMRT is a privately held company headquartered in Singapore, Singapore. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
SMRT Corporation Ltd was listed on the Singapore Exchange in 2000 and delisted in 2016, according to the milestones page on its own site. A joint announcement of 29 September 2016 said Temasek held about 54% and that, if the scheme of arrangement took effect, SMRT would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek. The site presents SMRT Trains and SMRT Buses as its public transport businesses and says its corporate headquarters moved to Paya Lebar Quarter in 2019.
🇸🇬 SMRT Trains and other Singaporean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 36 brands that began in Singapore. 10 of them (28%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; SMRT Trains is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of SMRT Trains?
The parent company of SMRT Trains is SMRT, a privately held company headquartered in Singapore.
Is SMRT Trains Singaporean?
Yes. SMRT Trains originated in Singapore and its owner, SMRT, is also headquartered in Singapore.
Is SMRT Trains still owned by SMRT?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, SMRT Trains is still owned by SMRT. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] SMRT scheme of arrangement approved by minority shareholders — SMRT Corporation Ltd / Temasek (via SGX), Stock exchange filing, published 29 September 2016; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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