Thai rail link back on track

13 December 2011
The Phnom Penh Post
Infrastructure / Rail / Transport infrastructure and facilities
32nd ASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting / ASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting / Cambodian Railway Network / Ministry of Public Works and Transportation / North Line / Poipet border crossing / Rail link / railway / railway line / railway rehabilitation / State Railway of Thailand / Thailand / Toll Royal Railways / Vasim Sorya

Representatives from Cambodia and Thailand yesterday agreed to a 2013 completion date for a railway link from Phnom Penh across the Cambodia-Thailand border crossing at Poipet. Outdated agreements had delayed the project, Thai officials said. Insiders have also said disagreements over cross-border trade have kept the Thai side from full commitment. Cambodian delegate Vasim Sorya and a Thai delegate informally agreed to the date at the 32nd ASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting yesterday. An official list of delegates—including the Thai official—had yet to be released…

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