Pursat-battambang Rail Line to Open on 29 May

• 12 May 2018
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The rail line from Pursat to Battambang is set to open for service on 29 May with free travel until the end of July, according to a Facebook post by Royal Railways Cambodia.

The Pursat-Battambang rail line is another step to completing the Phnom Penh-Poipet line following the opening of Poipet-Serey Sophorn line on 4 April and the Serey Sophorn-Battambang line on 29 April. Meanwhile, the final section from Pursat to Phnom Penh is expected to open by July.

When complete, Cambodia will have a full rail line from Phnom Penh to Poipet, which can then connect on to Bangkok by switching to Thailand’s network at the Khmer-Thai border town of Poipet.

“Connecting Phnom Penh to the Thai border is considered one of the key parts of Cambodia’s logistic master plan and is also is a part of the eastern corridor of the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link, that aims to improve the connectivity among ASEAN members,” said H.E. Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister, Minister of Public Works and Transport.

Photo courtesy: Royal Railway Cambodia

Photo courtesy: Royal Railway Cambodia

Photo courtesy: Royal Railway Cambodia

Photo courtesy: Royal Railway Cambodia