SINGAPORE Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on September 15 that it has awarded SMRT Trains a nine-year contract to operate the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL), which is due to open in phases from 2019 onwards.

SEOUL metro operators, Korea, Seoul Metro and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) merged on May 31 following a majority vote from the unions of both corporations in November 2016.

SINGAPORE Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on November 4 that it will launch a limited tender in the first quarter of next year for a contract to operate the Thomson East Coast Line (TEL), and - uniquely for a Singaporean rail project - the government will bear revenue risk on operations.

AN onboard optical-fibre track monitoring system developed by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is being installed on the two original lines of the Singapore metro.

TEMASAEK Holdings, an investment company owned by the Singaporean government, announced on July 20 that it has reached an agreement to acquire all of the shares in Singapore metro operator SMRT Corporation through its Belford Investments subsidiary.

SINGAPORE Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on July 15 that it has reached an agreement with urban rail operator SMRT to transfer ownership of the company's operating assets to LTA.

SINGAPORE metro operator SMRT is shipping 26 of its 35 new C151A trains back to Chinese manufacturer CRRC Sifang for rectification after structural defects were discovered on the six-car sets.