It is part of the Singapore-Kunming railroad project, so it will be a key railroad for
Cambodia
to transport commodities to regional and global markets, especially in the framework of ASEAN-China Free Trade Area.
The feasibility study for the construction was implementedby the Chinese Railway Ministry's Third Railway Survey and Design Institute since July 2009 with a cost about 3 million USD funded by China.
As planned, the railroad is 257 kilometers in length, starting in
Kampong
Speu
Province
’s Oudong district, pass by Kratie province’s Snuol district and end at
Vietnam
’s Loc Ninh district in the southern border
province
of
Binh Phuoc
.
Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia
Experts have finalized the total cost for the construction of the
Vietnam
–
Cambodia
is about 686 million USD, according to a feasibility study for the construction begining from Kampong Speu province (
Cambodia
) to the southern border
province
of
Binh Phuoc
(
Vietnam
).
However, this money is not including the settlement compensations for residents affected by the project.
"The project will provide huge economic benefits to
Cambodia
, especially on the development of agriculture and mineral resources, as well as tourism sector", experts said. The study result will be submitted to Prime Minister Hun Sen to make decision.
The railway will be part of an intra-Asian railway that runs from
Singapore
to
China
via
Malaysia
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Laos
,
Cambodia
and
Vietnam
. It is expected to be complete within 30 months.