Commuter train hopes for route expansion to PPSEZ

A commuter rail service that runs from Phnom Penh’s central district to beyond its airport has slowly gained traction since it launched three months ago, raising the possibility that it could be expanded to connect to the capital’s biggest industrial park. The service, which run three times a day, is typically used by villagers who live along the tracks to get to their working places that line the route, according to John Guiry, CEO of Royal Railways, the company that holds a 30-year concession to operate the Kingdom’s railway network. He said it was too early to call it a successful service, but that could change with the proposed addition of a stop in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ). However, according to Va Sim Sorya, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT), the government is still waiting on a feasibility study to determine whether it would be economically viable to ferry workers to and from the SEZ. (Source: Phnom Penh Post)