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China invests in Cambodian and Trans-ASEAN Railway

China invests in Cambodian and Trans-ASEAN Railway
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China Railway, the state-owned railway enterprise of China, will expand Cambodia’s railway system as part of the Trans-ASEAN Railway, a railroad connecting China with its ASEAN neighbours.

Yang Zhongmin, the chairman of China Railway, said yesterday that feasibility studies on the section of the railway that runs through Cambodia have concluded.

“A subsidiary company of China Railway cooperated with Cambodia to finish the feasibility study for the 280 kilometres that pass through Cambodia,” he said.

The Trans-Asean Railway will connect the southern Chinese province of Yunnan with Singapore. Image: Chor Sokunthea
The Trans-Asean Railway will connect the southern Chinese province of Yunnan with Singapore. Image: Chor Sokunthea

 

Mr Yang said the company had also cooperated with the Cambodian government to revise the country’s national railway network plan, a project that has already been completed.

The Trans-ASEAN Railway is a priority for the Chinese government, Mr Yang said, as it will boost connectivity with neighbouring countries, especially with the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation countries, which are Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Current and proposed railways in Southeast Asia. Image: Nomadic Notes
Current and proposed railways in Southeast Asia. Image: Nomadic Notes

 

“The Trans-ASEAN Railway plays a key role in plans for the development of the ASEAN region,” he said. “This railway starts in the south of China and ends in Singapore, linking countries in the ASEAN region.”

Cambodia has two rail lines. One connecting Phnom Penh to the coastal area, and a second one linking the capital to Banteay Meanchey province, on the border with Thailand, which is now under restoration.

 

 

 

Source: Khmer Times

 

 

Indah Gilang Pusparani

Indah is a researcher at Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Kota Cirebon (Regional Development Planning and Research Agency of Cirebon Municipality). She covers More international relations, tourism, and startups in Southeast Asia region and beyond. Indah graduated from MSc Development Administration and Planning from University College London, United Kingdom in 2015. She finished bachelor degree from International Relations from University of Indonesia in 2014, with two exchange programs in Political Science at National University of Singapore and New Media in Journalism at Ball State University, USA. She was awarded Diplomacy Award at Harvard World Model United Nations and named as Indonesian Gifted Researcher by Australian National University. She is Researcher at Regional Planning Board in Cirebon, West Java. She previously worked as Editor in Bening Communication, the Commonwealth Parliament Association UK, and diplomacy consulting firm Best Delegate LLC in USA. Less
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