Rail line to Phnom Penh Int’l Airport to open on April 10

The new rail line between Phnom Penh International Airport and the railway station on Monivong Boulevard is scheduled to open on April 10, according to the government and Royal Railways officials. Hoeurn Somnieng, deputy director of the cabinet at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, said the train service will help reduce traffic congestion and reduce the time for travelling from the center of the city to the airport. The service will be free for the first two-and-a-half months before it transitions to a farebased system, according to Royal Railways CEO John Guiry, saying the fare would be cheaper than a tuk-tuk or taxi. (Source: Phnom Penh Post)