[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880583
[NAME] THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 12
   [NAME] EQUITY INCOME PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       72,860,171
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      79,296,313
[RECEIVABLES]                                  306,039
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                            24,363
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              79,626,715
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       239,421
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      189,321
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            428,742
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    72,699,194
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        5,139,586
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        1,592,071
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                          201
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                         62,415
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     6,436,166
[NET-ASSETS]                                79,197,973
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              988,085
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              132,055
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 487,989
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                        632,151
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       254,698
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    4,685,411
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        5,572,260
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      633,580
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                       261,969
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      4,266,429
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    779,709
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             60,795
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      57,058,721
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                       71,313
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          385,866
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                563,685
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        51,448,800
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            13.91
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.18
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          01.53
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.13
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.08
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              15.41
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.95
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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