{
  "id": 168664,
  "title": "SMRT teams up with Chinese rail operator for joint bid to operate Cross Island Line",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/smrt-teams-up-with-chinese-rail-operator-for-joint-bid-to-operate",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-05T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/smrt-teams-up-with-chinese-rail-operator-for-joint-bid-to-operate-cross-island-line"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SMRT Trains had previously bid to operate the CRL by itself.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}