[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880583
[NAME] THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 3
   [NAME] UTILITIES PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       25,842,930
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      32,540,238
[RECEIVABLES]                                  696,502
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     957
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              33,237,697
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       280,665
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       47,982
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            328,647
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    23,621,197
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        1,915,301
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        1,400,349
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      793,513
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      1,797,032
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     6,697,308
[NET-ASSETS]                                32,909,050
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              160,794
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              841,414
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 208,740
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                        793,468
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     1,796,917
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    1,908,703
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        4,499,088
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      643,885
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                       609,017
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                     10,648,592
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  3,651,606
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          1,252,902
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       8,249,808
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        643,930
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      631,548
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          168,378
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                208,739
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        25,935,684
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            15.29
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.38
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          02.32
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.42
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.39
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              17.18
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.80
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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