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Cambodia has two rail lines, both originating in Phnom Penh of, in total around 600 kilometers of single, one-meter-gauge track. 

The first line was built in 1942 and runs from Phnom Penh to Poipet at the Thai border.The final connection with Thailand has been done by Royal State Railways in 1942.

The second line, running from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville at the southern coast was constructed between 1960 and 1969.

The service between Phnom Penh and Battambang has been reduced from a daily to weekly basis due to the lack of funds to maintain the tracks and rolling stock. Even diesel-electric locomotives cannot run on the tracks due to the dilapidated condition. Derailing of trains in operation is not infrequent.

The Royal Government of Cambodia has outsourced its railway operations under a 30 year exclusive concession for Toll (Cambodia) Co., Ltd (Trading as Toll Royal Railway) to operate the Cambodian Railway Network. The Asian Development Bank and AusAID have agreed to fund US$ 140 million for network and infrastructure upgrade, which includes the southern line (254 km) from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, the northern line (388 km) from Phnom Penh to Poipet (line rehabilitation) and the missing link (48 km) from Poipet to Sisophon (line reinstatement). It also included the provision for infrastructure including the construction of new inter-modal freight terminal on outskirts of Phnom Penh (Samrong). Toll has a 55% shareholding in the railway concession while the Royal Group has a 45% shareholding in the railway concession. (source http://royal-railway.com/)



The first line to be reopened as part of this project were the 117 km (73 mi) section between Phnom Penh and Touk Meas (http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/rail-revival-to-replace-bamboo-trains.html) and the complete Southern line to Sihanoukville Port which opened, for freight traffic, in January 2012 (http://www.tandlnews.com.au/2012/01/17/article/toll-royal-railway-opens-phase-one-of-the-cambodian-railway/).

The Western line connecting to the Thai rail network via Poipet is currently being reconstructed, and a new railway connecting Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City is in planning, which would complete the rail link from Singapore to Kunming (http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodia-takes-first-step-in-connecting-regional-railways-105662543/166537.html).

China Railway Group is planning to build a 405 km north-south railway across Cambodia, which would support planned expansion of the steel industry in Cambodia (http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/railway-planned-to-link-steel-plant-and-port.html).

Connection to Thai railway is under construction.

For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Cambodia Government Contact List .

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Railway Companies and Consortia

As mentioned above, Toll (Cambodia) Co., Ltd (Trading as Toll Royal Railway) has a 30 year exclusive concession to operate the Cambodian Railway Network

For more information on railway company contact details, please see the following link: HQ staff will input a link to section 4.9 Railway Companies Contact List here.

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Key Route Information

War and continuing fighting severely damaged Cambodia's transportation system — a system that had been inadequately developed in peacetime. The country's weak infrastructure hindered emergency relief efforts and created tremendous problems of procurement of supplies in general and of distribution.

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