Banteay Meanchey (FN), April 4 - Poipet-Serey Sophorn railroad, which had been cut off for 40 years due to war, has been officially resumed on Wednesday with free of charge for four months, effective from today until August 1, 2018.

The official launch was presided over by Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, attended by Lim Sary, Deputy Governor of Banteay Meanchey, and San Sean Ho, Poipet Governor.

The 386 km Phnom Penh-Poipet railroad was built from 1929 to 1942. Unfortunately, the part of Serey Sophorn-Poipet railroad was destroyed and completely cut off by the 1973.

According to Sun Chanthol, restoration of the railroad were divided into two phases, as in 2009, the government restored the railway, with a length of 42 km, costing $13 million under ADB loan, and in 2015, the government linked and extended the 6.5-km Cambodian-Thai railroad, costing about $8.6 million.

Sun Chanthol said the restoration of the railroad focuses on all forms of transportation, internal and regional integration, linking Cambodia's railway to other railways in the ASEAN region.
=FRESH NEWS