National rail system in the pipeline
An agreement to build a national rail system has been reached by the Royal Group and two major Chinese companies. The joint venture will refurbish the rail link from Phnom Penh to the Thai border and upgrade the rail expressway from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville. There will be new lines from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap and from Phnom Penh to the Vietnam border. Royal Group, led by prominent businessmen Kith Meng, signed the agreement with China-based Railway 17th Bureau Group and Sino Great Wall International Engineering at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. Cambodia has a rail service from Phnom Penh to Preah Sihanouk province under the control of Toll Royal Railway, a private company in the Royal Group.
