http://kohsantepheapdaily.com.kh/article/101611.html
2 more city bus routes added
By វ៉ា វឌ្ឍនៈ
Tuesday, 29th July, 2014, 9:34 am
Phnom Penh
-On the morning of the 29th of July, 2014, a meeting, presided over by Pa Socheatvong, chief of the governing board of Phnom Penh, and which included high level officials from various departments, was held in the conference room of Phnom Penh City Hall, concerning the extension of bus services in the city.
-KOH’s correspondent quoted a city hall official as saying that city hall had decided to add 50 more buses to its existing fleet and to start up 2 more bus routes in addition to the current line that runs from the Chroy Changvar Terminal to Chbar Ompouv Market.
-Bus route #2: Starting from Kilometer 9 (Chrang Chamreh Muoy Commune, almost near Svay Pak), bus heads south along Highway 5 until it reaches the Monivong Bridge (no roads mentioned), crosses the Monivong Bridge and goes west along highway 1 until it reaches Kdei Ta Koy (ferry crossing), from where it loops around, makes the difficult turn onto Highway 2 from the Monivong Bridge, and continues going south until it reaches Ta Kmao Town. (ចាប់ពីគីឡូម៉ែត្រលេខ៩ ឆ្ពោះទៅផ្លូវជាតិ១ដល់ក្តីតាកុយ ស្ថិតក្នុងខណ្ឌច្បារអំពៅ និង ទៅក្រុងតាខ្មៅ )
-Bus route #3: Starting from the Tuok Kok Antenna, bus heads east along Street 273, turns right onto Monivong Boulevard in front of the French Embassy, and continues south along Monivong until it reaches Mao Tse Tong Boulevard. (ចាប់ពីអង់តែនទួលគោកឆ្លងកាត់មកមុខស្ថាតទូបារំាងតាមផ្លូវព្រះមុនីវង្សឆ្ពោះមកផ្លូវម៉ៅសេទុង)
2 more city bus routes added
Since the new routes were introduced, I have found the service interval on Monivong has lengthened considerably. When there was just one route, it was reliably every 15 minutes, now the new route no. 1 is much less frequent. The new buses (also Korean) are bigger (38 seats and a middle door for exiting) and have powerful aircon. Has anyone used the new route to the airport? Driving along the route I have seen very few buses so I suspect that also has a long service interval. Shame, the buses are great once you get on one, but long waits are a pain.
I regularly see the city buses on Monivong and beyond the bridge to Chbar Ampeou. The buses go to the bus station along NR1, past the Vietnamese hospital Choray. It seems that there is a fair number of users.
-
- Hapless Suitor
- Reactions: 1
- Posts: 2340
- Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2014 9:47 pm
I think the local population will slowly adapt to them. They are cheaper than motos or tuk tuks and air conditioned. Only downside is the increased travel time, but that is just something that takes getting used to.
No major city can exist without public transit, so it is important for Phnom Penh to focus on this now.
No major city can exist without public transit, so it is important for Phnom Penh to focus on this now.
I know Khmers who love the buses, now I see Khmers actually waiting at bus stops. But the buses have got much bigger, must make them a pain to drive.
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
- 3 Replies
- 2085 Views
-
Last post by Playboy
Sun Oct 20, 2019 3:30 pm
-
- 2 Replies
- 577 Views
-
Last post by telescopic
Mon May 01, 2023 9:47 pm