Phnom Penh railway station
railway station in Cambodia
Phnom Penh railway station (Khmer: ស្ថានីយ៍រថភ្លើងភ្នំពេញ) is a railway station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is located next to the University of Health Sciences and the National University of Management as well as the Canadian embassy. This station was renovated and formally reopened October 22, 2010.
Scheduled passenger train services between Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville resumed in May 2016 after having been suspended for 14 years. After that, many passenger train service continue to resume. As of May 2021, there is scheduled train service between Phnom Penh to Krong Pursat, Krong Battambang, Krong Sisophon, and Poipet. There will be a passenger train service from Phnom Penh to Bangkok by 2022.
From April 2018 until 2020, trains operated by Royal Railway began running express from Phnom Penh International Airport to Phnom Penh railway station. As of 2019, Royal Railway runs 44 trains each day, and 15–16 freight trains to Sihanoukville and Poipet.
Construction
The process of building the station was hampered by the rainy season.
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