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SMRT trains parked inside Changi Depot on Mar 21, 2023.
The 25ha single-level Changi Depot houses trains from the East-West MRT line. The Changi Depot sits on a plot which was part of Kampung Koh Sek Lim, a village which dated back to the 1950s and was acquired in 1983 for the construction of the MRT facility.
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The public transport operator is likely to secure one or two more overseas deals soon.

ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

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SINGAPORE – SMRT is likely to secure one or two more overseas deals soon as the public transport operator looks to grow its rail business outside of Singapore, said its chairman, Mr Seah Moon Ming.

While he did not provide more details about these developments, he told The Straits Times in an interview that SMRT may also be looking to Australia for new opportunities.

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