Cambodia plans over US$4bil high-speed rail linking capital with Thai border


PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia has planned to upgrade its existing northern Phnom Penh-Poipet railway to become the kingdom's first high-speed rail, which is expected to cost more than US$4 billion, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport said in a news release on Tuesday (Jan 24).

The China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) presented its feasibility study's preliminary results on the upgrading of the Phnom Penh-Poipet railway to the ministry on Monday, the news release said.

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