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Revision as of 18:35, 17 March 2023
Country Details
See Wikipedia
Railway System
The system consists of only two lines, from Phnom Penh to Battambang and Poipet, on the Thai border (the north line), and the port of Sihanoukville (the south line). There is a curve between the south and north lines 11km outside Phnom Penh allowing freight trains to avoid a time consuming reversal in Phnom Penh.
National Railway Operator
Maps
- Online: Railways Through Europe
Timetable
Information is available at the Man in Seat 61 or departure times only through the official ticket booking website.
Journey Planner
Downloadable Timetable
None, and as at March 2023 the website link to the timetable contained no information but services at that time were daily from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh to Battambang and return, perhaps surprisingly worked from the Phnom Penh end.
Printed Timetable
Summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.
Engineering Information
None known
Printed Maps
None known
Web-based Maps
None known
Ticketing
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Authority
None
Network Statement
None
Gauge
Metre but see below regarding the study into regauging to 1435 mm
Electrification
None but see below regarding the study into electrification
Rule of the road
The network is single track with a centralised Train Order control (based on the system used in Victoria, Australia)
Distances
None known
Other Railways
None
Tourist Lines
Metro and light rail systems
None
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
The line between Battambang via Sisophon to Poipet, on the border with Thailand, reopened for freight trains in 2018 after it had fallen into disuse over previous decades. In early 2023 the crolss-border service was described as occasional car trains from Thailand. Both railways would like to reopen the border to passenger trains, possibly by mid-2023.
The experimental single railcar Phnom Penh International Airport service ceased during covid. Due to the track crossing the main road to the airport and running down the middle of another road before reversing to reach Phnom Penh, the times were not competitive with tuk-tuks or taxis.
Future Changes
A feasibility study to rebuild 382 km line from Phnom Penh to Poipet on the Thai border was submitted by China Road & Bridge Corp to the government on 24 January 2023. This evaluated the potential for electrification and regauging to 1435 mm to raise speeds to 160 km/h.
Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services
None known
