2 Ministries and the Council Discuss Railway Development Progress in Cambodia

Recently, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, and the Council for the Development of Cambodia held a meeting on the railway development progress in Cambodia. Previously, the Royal Government had already planned to develop the railway both in Phnom Penh and other provinces.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Public Works on March 25, 2024, H.E. Peng Po Nea, Minister of Public Works and Transport, led a delegation from the Ministry to attend an inter-ministerial meeting at the Ministry of Economy and Finance under the chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, with the participation of H.E. Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister, First Vice Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia, and Chairman of the National Logistics Council.

Under the high guidance of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the meeting was organized to discuss the progress of the development of the existing railway system in Cambodia.

The meeting discussed and exchanged views in order to review the relevant work to identify challenges and find ways to improve the existing railway system more effectively and promote more diversified transit activities in Cambodia.

It should be noted that the government has put in place a number of railway development plans to facilitate people's travel, especially the transportation of goods. These include the Phnom Penh Subway, the light rail line from Techo Takhmao Airport to Phnom Penh, the light rail line from Angkor Siem Reap Airport to Siem Reap City, the upgrade project of the northern section of the Phnom Penh-Poipet railway, which will develop into a high-speed railway in the future, and many new road projects.