Guest Posted June 6, 2001 Report Share Posted June 6, 2001 Cambodian capital launches public transport May 31, 2001 Posted: 9:30 PM HKT (1330 GMT) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Reuters) -- City officials, diplomats and students boarded Phnom Penh's first organized public transport system on Thursday for a trial run through the chaotic Cambodian capital. Twenty-two air conditioned buses, donated by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will begin transporting residents of the city on Friday. "We want to keep order in the capital ... The population has increased 2.3 percent annually, but the roads and infrastructure have not been upgraded," Phnom Penh Governor Chea Sophara said at an inauguration ceremony on Thursday. The number of traffic accidents in Phnom Penh -- home to more than one million people -- increased 33 percent in 2000. Chea Sophara said there were an average of four accidents per day on the city streets, which are shared by right and left-hand drive automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, cyclos and pedestrians. "We expect that within three years, we will be able to reduce traffic accidents by 70 percent," he said. The buses will run along Phnom Penh's major thoroughfares and charge residents 800 riel ($0.21) per ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozgaz Posted June 6, 2001 Report Share Posted June 6, 2001 But do they run to K11????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 7, 2001 Report Share Posted June 7, 2001 You'll still have to take the No.5? bus to Udong for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2001 Report Share Posted June 12, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Wildalaska: (snip) The buses will run along Phnom Penh's major thoroughfares and charge residents 800 riel ($0.21) per ride. Phnom Penh has thoroughfares ??!!!! .... didn't see any when I was there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 12, 2001 Report Share Posted June 12, 2001 I saw about 3 buses (25 to 30 seaters) parked just near the Central Market on 130 St Didn't look like they were going anywhere in a hurry. While the residents pay 800 I wonder if the barangs will have to pay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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