Cambodia plans eight railway transport projects with a combined budget of US$10.01 billion, according to the Public Works and Transport Ministry’s first-half 2025 progress report on the Cambodia Comprehensive Intermodal Transport and Logistics Master Plan 2023–2033.
Development focuses on restoring and upgrading the existing northern and southern lines to high-speed rail, while considering new tracks and routes. Four short- and medium-term projects for 2023–2027 total US$3.8 billion, and four long-term projects for 2028–2033 total US$6.21 billion.
New rail connections from Phnom Penh to Techo International Airport in Takhmao city, Kandal province, and from Siem Reap to Siem Reap Angkor International Airport in Soutr Nikom district are also under study in cooperation with China Metro.
Cambodia’s two main railway lines total 652 kilometres: 386 kilometres from Phnom Penh to Poipet and 266 kilometres from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville. Rail freight reached 1,152,644 tonnes in 2024, up about 6.79% from 2023, while passenger journeys totalled 108,739, down about 13.29%.
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television — by ចិន្តា ទីទិ
