[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880583
[NAME] THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 6
   [NAME] ZERO COUPON BOND-2005
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                        2,868,473
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                       3,155,409
[RECEIVABLES]                                   37,800
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     815
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                               3,194,024
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                           486
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       23,131
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                             23,617
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                     2,891,166
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          281,491
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          223,826
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                              0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                         7,695
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                       286,936
[NET-ASSETS]                                 3,170,407
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              150,843
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                   3,902
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                        146,941
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                         2,812
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                      157,294
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                          307,047
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      150,107
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                         63,382
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                     19,053
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             13,336
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                         813,037
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                          2,119
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                      10,507
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                            2,601
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                 41,965
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         2,609,764
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            10.53
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  01.29
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                              0
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.56
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              11.26
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.15
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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