Gov’t Reveals Chinese, Korean Railway Plans
The Chinese and South Korean governments have been granted permission to build 565 km of new railroad in Cambodia and have already conducted feasibility studies, according to a government report released yesterday. In its annual report, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport said that plans were in store to build 450 km of railroad from Preah Vihear province in the north to Kampot province in the south. China Railway—a state-owned company under the Chinese Ministry of Railways—has conducted a feasibility study for the project, the report says. The line would pass through Kompong Thom, Kompong Chhnang and Kompong Speu provinces, according to the report, which added that another Chinese company, CRSDI, is involved in studies for more railway-related work, including a station to be built in Kompong Chhnang City, the report says. …
