Mekong Region Rail Network Plan to Go Ahead
News - A railway network connecting Cambodia, China,
Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam via regional rail lines is expected to be
endorsed in Vietnam by representatives from the countries, the Asian
Development Bank said.
The plan includes an option to use existing lines
to connect Bangkok with Phnom Penh, and Nanning with Kunming.
The plan says the route between Ho Chi Minh City
and Phnom Penh, the only missing link on the line, would require $1.09bn for
completion, excluding the $7bn additional funds needed to upgrade the existing
lines.
The Mekong regional rail network implementation
will mark the first step towards an integrated railway system in the region, which
could carry 3.2 million passengers by 2025.
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