SUNDAY, 03 OCTOBER 2010
By SAM RITH AND JEREMY MULLINS
THE PHNOMPENGPOST
By SAM RITH AND JEREMY MULLINS
THE PHNOMPENGPOST
Photo by: Sovan PHILONG The first train to use the newly renovated Kampot-Phnom Penh track, which reopened on October 1, chugs past an intersection.
The 117-kilometre Kampot to Phnom Penh railway stretch has reopened, with its first train departing on time, according to the head of railway commissionaire Toll Royal Railways.
“It’s the start of regular service,” said Toll Royal Railways CEO David Kerr.
Although service would initially be limited to freight, he said there were provisions for passenger service at a later date.
Ministry of Public Works and Transport undersecretary of state Yit Bunna said the inaugural train transported cement from a factory in Touk Meas district, Kampot province, to Phnom Penh on Friday.
The 117-kilometre railway largely straddled the existing lines, he said, and added the line from Touk Meas to Preak Sihanouk was expected to be completed next year.
Service will eventually consist of at least one train per day after it is completely renovated, particularly when work on the Touk Meas to Preah Sihanouk line are complete. …read the full story in tomorrow’s Phnom Penh Post or see the updated story online from 3PM UTC/GMT +7 hours.
“It’s the start of regular service,” said Toll Royal Railways CEO David Kerr.
Although service would initially be limited to freight, he said there were provisions for passenger service at a later date.
Ministry of Public Works and Transport undersecretary of state Yit Bunna said the inaugural train transported cement from a factory in Touk Meas district, Kampot province, to Phnom Penh on Friday.
The 117-kilometre railway largely straddled the existing lines, he said, and added the line from Touk Meas to Preak Sihanouk was expected to be completed next year.
Service will eventually consist of at least one train per day after it is completely renovated, particularly when work on the Touk Meas to Preah Sihanouk line are complete. …read the full story in tomorrow’s Phnom Penh Post or see the updated story online from 3PM UTC/GMT +7 hours.
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