Northern section of Cambodian western rail line ready for test

The section of the western railway line linking Poipet in Banteay Meanchey province to Battambang is now ready to be tested after the train stations were connected on Tuesday, with trial runs likely to happen before Khmer New Year, according to the Minister of Transport. Speaking at the nation’s first official logistics forum on Tuesday, Minister of Transport and Public Works Sun Chanthol also announced that Thai counterparts have finished work on the section of the line that runs in Thailand, from Aranya Pratet in the border to Bangkok.

He added that is now time to test the section of the railway that goes from Poipet to Battambang through Sisophon, with test runs already scheduled to take place sometime before Khmer New Year in mid-April. “We are ready to test passenger trains on the tracks that connect Poipet and Battambang before Khmer New Year,” Mr Chanthol said.

The southern section of the line, from Battambang to Phnom Penh, could be completed as early as July, he said. “We are working hard to complete the western rail line. It will be finished by July or by end of this year the latest,” the minister said, adding that 130 kilometres in this part of the line still need to be repaired, which will cost the government $20 million.

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