Government To Take Railway From Royal Group

Paulo · Post by **Paulo** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:20 am

The private sector should have been able to do a better job. I'm hoping for an improvement in rail services in future.

https://www.information.gov.kh/detailne ... jwQf2cTOK0

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Kampuchia Crumbs · Post by **Kampuchia Crumbs** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:37 am

Is something strange going on there? I keep seeing "the Royal group" in articles.... This one (train), Power cuts, and the rock arrests.

From the outside it almost looks like there is some kind of power shift among the rich and powerful?

Curious.

Post by **Username Taken** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:39 am

Kampuchia Crumbs wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:37 am Is something strange going on there? I keep seeing "the Royal group" in articles.... This one (train), Power cuts, and the rock arrests.

From the outside it almost looks like there is some kind of power shift among the rich and powerful?

Curious.

To quote HE, "I must remove the gravel and sand from my shoes in order to move forward".

King Keil · Post by **King Keil** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:52 am

The train service to kampot has been terrible this year. One time it took me 12 hours from kampot to the outskirts of PP. Then people were waiting in the dark for a van or something.
Absolutely no information or someone apologising. Totally disgusting

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 11:16 am

Kampot is typically 5 hours.

But it's shit rolling stock, on a shit narrow gauge restored line. So, yeah, it's shit and only useful to transport containers and produce.

The passenger service is just an afterthought.

I doubt any other company will improve it without a total redevelopment, which means Chinese getting in on it.

King Keil · Post by **King Keil** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 11:23 am

The years before it was always on time when I took it, beetween 4 and 5 hours. It was just this year when all that shit started.
They should have just stopped the service if they don't have enough engines or whatever the problem was.
Instead they decided to just don't care and ruin people's journeys.

andy1 · Post by **andy1** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 11:56 pm

Last month i took the train down to Kampot,It was pulled by a very old shunter that was leaking water from the radiator before we had even left Phnom Penh.We got as far as 12km north of Takao when the train stopped accross a level crossing completly blocking the road,the engine was still running but he could not get it to move,either brakes stuck on or gears fucked.
we sat there for about one and a half hours with no information forthcomming,but eventually were told that spare parts were being sent,no indication of how long this would take,we were only 500m from the main road to Taakao so we carried our luggage up to the road and took a taxi the rest of the way,for all i know the shunter might still be there.........

Tarndog · Post by **Tarndog** » Mon Apr 01, 2019 7:10 am

King Keil wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:52 am The train service to kampot has been terrible this year. One time it took me 12 hours from kampot to the outskirts of PP. Then people were waiting in the dark for a van or something.
Absolutely no information or someone apologising. Totally disgusting

Apologizing? In Cambodia?

timmydownawell · Post by **timmydownawell** » Mon Apr 01, 2019 10:58 am

They have been using the new airport railcars between PP and SHV lately. And the Poipet line has been closed for a couple of weeks and they have no idea when it will resume. Was supposed to start connections to Thailand in March but the MOU has still yet to be signed and the new international station on the Thai side is still being completed.

Bitte_Kein_Lexus · Post by **Bitte_Kein_Lexus** » Mon Apr 01, 2019 12:31 pm

King Keil wrote:The train service to kampot has been terrible this year. One time it took me 12 hours from kampot to the outskirts of PP. Then people were waiting in the dark for a van or something.
Absolutely no information or someone apologising. Totally disgusting

Agreed, and the ladies at the information/ticketing booth at the PP train station are downright bitches for lack of a better term. You can tell they got the job because they're someone's wife, not because of their customer service. You almost have to tell at them to let you buy a ticket as they're so busy watching Thai soaps on their phones (even after they've seen you--gotta wait for the commercial break or something). Slow, shitty service, hour long waits in the middle of nowhere... A pathetic attempt at rail service. Let's see if the government is able to revamp it.

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