Cambodia and Thailand agreed to boost rail connections - Bangkok

Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to boost rail connection from Phnom Penh to Bangkok through a new memorandum of understanding. According to the post after the official visit of Prime Minister Hun Sen to Thailand last weekend in Bangkok. The project will start by the end of 2016.

Li Chen, spokesman for the Ministry of Transport, said that based on the MoU signed between the two countries will have a connection Railway to Thailand ready by the end of 2016, so the train can run from Bangkok to Phnom Penh or Phnom Penh to Bangkok.

The connection lies in the connection Singapore Kunming railway, which will connect Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam to Kunming China.

He said: 'Our first rail connection that breaks above the rest of us at a distance of 6.5 kilometers to the Thai border . We do not think about the high-speed train yet. The issue will be discussed at a later time.

He said: 'Based on the MoU, we will build rail distance of 6.5 km from Banteay Meanchey province to Thai border we did not finish. Rail connectivity plan is expected to be completed in mid-2016.

He said: 'After the connection ready, we will discuss the procedures to change trains in the two countries, and we Committee to discuss later, but the important rail connections.

According to Mr. Chen, at the end of 2016. The train can run away from Phnom Penh to Sisophon and to Thailand and Singapore, but the stage first with a normal-speed trains.

He added that in order to facilitate the project quickly, the government in collaboration with the ADB in addressing the impact people living along along the rail.

He said: 'We will have a discussion with the local authorities in tomorrow [today] to deal with people who affected and are ready for construction early next year.

Ho Vandy, adviser to the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce, said transportation through railway is a new topic that everyone should focus attention. He added that the train is safer than spending less, and the transportation of goods and people.

He said: 'Thailand infrastructure better they train its streams, it but we still are not connected. The project will help boost rail travel faster than before as we near the ASEAN integration.

He said: 'The plan possible connection stuck inside, we not only run smoothly.

He added: This connection will increase visitors [between guests visited the two countries]. Visitors will choose rail move because they can travel more and more, and save time to look everywhere . Apart from that Cambodians will be easy to visit Thailand for business and for tourists.