Cambodia now connected to Thailand by rail.
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Re: Cambodia now connected to Thailand by rail.
Yes the train line has been completed. But it doesn't go via Siem Reap but via Battambang. Before covid there was scheduled passenger trains going between Phnom Penh and Battambang, but not yet to Thai border.snookieboi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:14 pm Ok so I took the train maybe a year or two ago and it went from Bangkok to the Cambodian border which was fantastic and then I took a bus to siem reap .and first time as with the train and was absolutely fantastic and really very cheap couldn't believe it (much better then doing those bus journeys and hassle) anyway as regarding this train scenario I've read all the posts and it's a bit of an old post by the looks of it and nothing seems very clear
So have they finally built the train line going all the way to Phnom Penh? not that it would be a quick trip, and I kind of agree with p/richard saying it's better to fly (probably is if to pp is where you really want to go) but most tourists will quite happily split up with siem reap obviously to see cambodia's most important sites ,before travelling onwards to p/phen it'll certainly be of use to some people but not all
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Re: Cambodia now connected to Thailand by rail.
It was running from PP all the way to Poipet for a while. Repeated rainy season washouts left it terminating at Battambang and since Covid it's been suspended.rogerrabbit wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:35 pmYes the train line has been completed. But it doesn't go via Siem Reap but via Battambang. Before covid there was scheduled passenger trains going between Phnom Penh and Battambang, but not yet to Thai border.snookieboi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:14 pm Ok so I took the train maybe a year or two ago and it went from Bangkok to the Cambodian border which was fantastic and then I took a bus to siem reap .and first time as with the train and was absolutely fantastic and really very cheap couldn't believe it (much better then doing those bus journeys and hassle) anyway as regarding this train scenario I've read all the posts and it's a bit of an old post by the looks of it and nothing seems very clear
So have they finally built the train line going all the way to Phnom Penh? not that it would be a quick trip, and I kind of agree with p/richard saying it's better to fly (probably is if to pp is where you really want to go) but most tourists will quite happily split up with siem reap obviously to see cambodia's most important sites ,before travelling onwards to p/phen it'll certainly be of use to some people but not all
You must walk in traffic to cross the road - Cambodian proverb
Re: Cambodia now connected to Thailand by rail.
Presumably rail enthusiasts noted the inauguration of the high speed rail link from China to Laos a few days ago.
This is a really great benefit of BRI.
This is a really great benefit of BRI.
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