GMS Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia (TA)
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Funding
Project Description
The objectives of the project are: (i) to support integration of Cambodia into the regional railway network in the western GMS by providing railway access to Thailand; (ii) to increase the efficiency of transport services within Cambodia and to its neighbors by providing efficient alternative routes and modes of transport for Cambodia's import and export trade; (iii) to reduce the cost of road maintenance and traffic risks by transferring heavy and dangerous cargo to a safe and reliable railway system; and (iv) to pave the way for further subregional integration in the future by facilitating achievement of the Singapore-Kunming railway link.
Progress (as of March 2021)
Project closedContacts
| Contact 1 | |
| Contact Name | Broch, Peter |
|---|---|
| Organization | Asian Development Bank |
| Contact 2 | |
| Contact Name | - |
| Organization | - |
| - | |
News and Multimedia
Cambodia has revived an old rail network to spur the country's economic development and bring the region a step closer to having a pan-Asian railway.
Source: http://www.adb.org/news/photo-essays/moving-better-lives-cambodia
People living very close to the railway need to relocate as they are in constant danger from passing trains.
Source: http://www.adb.org/news/photo-essays/moving-better-lives-cambodia
Many of informal settlers at risk live within 3.5 meters of the tracks. Furthermore, they've been living in areas without legal access to electricity and potable water.
Source: http://www.adb.org/news/photo-essays/moving-better-lives-cambodia
Former informal settlers now live in a house, larger than the shacks they left behind, and have electricity and a toilet.
Source: http://www.adb.org/news/photo-essays/moving-better-lives-cambodia
Former informal settlers now live in a house, larger than the shacks they left behind, and have electricity and a toilet.
Source: http://www.adb.org/news/photo-essays/moving-better-lives-cambodia
"I left school at seven and started working in the rice fields. I've never had much money. I never thought I would ever own land." - Hong Chan, project beneficiary.
Source: http://www.adb.org/news/photo-essays/moving-better-lives-cambodia
Ke Bopha, a sociologist from Phnom Penh who runs livelihood programs in three of the project's five relocation sites.
Source: http://www.adb.org/news/photo-essays/moving-better-lives-cambodia
Mom Cheang with his wife Chean Mom borrowed from the microfund to establish a small mushroom growing business.
Source: http://www.adb.org/news/photo-essays/moving-better-lives-cambodia
The residence at Sihanoukville relocation site are allowed to use vacant land to farm pigs and chickens to augment the family income.
Source: http://www.adb.org/news/photo-essays/moving-better-lives-cambodia
A happy 12-year-old girl relocated because of the railway project.
Source: http://www.adb.org/news/photo-essays/moving-better-lives-cambodia
She says she hopes to become a doctor someday.
Source: http://www.adb.org/news/photo-essays/moving-better-lives-cambodia