Meanwhile I moderate a FB group about Cambodian trains. There are only two train lines. One from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville in the south, and the other to Poipet in the northwest, which connects to Thailand for freight. Passenger services were stopped during covid, but resumed in March. And interestingly, trains started running in both directions on both lines every day (previously only Fri-Mon).
Since then, the FB group has exploded with young Cambodians joining the group, and posting videos of their trips both there and elsewhere on social media. So it's kinda cool that social media is making train travel cool and popular with young people, and is literally strengthening it as a business.
Hopefully the Poipet line will fully reopen as it's currently ony open as far a Battambang. The trains were finally supposed to connect to Thailand in March 2020, but ofc covid put an end to that. But one day it would be cool to be able to travel by train from Phnom Penh to Bangkok.
And I'm not really a trainspotter myself, but I do like to travel by train. Shame there are no trains in Siem Reap though.
Since then, the FB group has exploded with young Cambodians joining the group, and posting videos of their trips both there and elsewhere on social media. So it's kinda cool that social media is making train travel cool and popular with young people, and is literally strengthening it as a business.
Hopefully the Poipet line will fully reopen as it's currently ony open as far a Battambang. The trains were finally supposed to connect to Thailand in March 2020, but ofc covid put an end to that. But one day it would be cool to be able to travel by train from Phnom Penh to Bangkok.
And I'm not really a trainspotter myself, but I do like to travel by train. Shame there are no trains in Siem Reap though.