Singapore train operator steps up pest control after rat seen cavorting in carriage

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The company also reminded commuters not to eat or drink on trains and at the stations, as food remnants could attract pests

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CNAPublished: 12:23pm, 25 May 2026Singapore train operator SMRT will be stepping up pest control measures at its stations and depots after a video circulating online showed a rat on one of its trains.

In the video posted on social media on Saturday, a rat is seen scurrying around the cabin of a train as two people attempt to corner it. People are also seen lifting their legs to avoid it as it scurries past them.

“SMRT is aware of a post online about a rat sighting on board one of our trains on the East-West Line,” said SMRT Trains president Lam Sheau Kai on Monday in response to CNA’s queries.

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SMRT would be stepping up pest control measures at its stations and depots, he added.

Rat taking a train ride in Singapore
by u/Beaveric in trains

“Rats may occasionally enter trains through station platforms, track areas, undercarriage gaps, or gangways between train cars.

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