Phnom Penh City Bus

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Phnom Penh City Bus
Phnom Penh City bus logo.svg
logo of the Phnom Penh City Bus
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Overview
Native name សេវារថយន្តក្រុងសាធារណ
Locale Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Transit type bus rapid transit
Number of lines 3 in operation
(18 planned)[1]
Number of stations 173
Daily ridership 7000 [2]
Operation
Began operation September 2014
Operator(s) Phnom Penh Municipal Government
Number of vehicles 49 buses
Technical
System length n/a

Phnom Penh City Bus is a pre-bus rapid transit (BRT) system that serves Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The system opened to the public in September 2014, covering Ta Khmao and Chbar Ampov. Other lines will be gradually added over the next several years, and as of 2015, 3 lines run throughout the city, making it the first public transport network in Cambodia

History

The service is managed by the Phnom Penh Municipal Government and formerly sponsored by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency. The fare for the public buses is KHR1500 per voyage irrespective of distance. Students and senior citizens travel free as of 2015.

Lines

Line Terminus Opened Route Stations Frequency
(mins)
Phnom Penh Bus Line 01.svg Monivong Boulevard Kilometre 9 ↔ Okaha Suy Sophan Bus Terminal 2014 Monivong Boulevard 66 10
Phnom Penh Bus Line 02.svg Ta KhmaoNight Market 2014 Mao Tse Tung Boulevard 69 15
Phnom Penh Bus Line 03.svg Chom Chay Roundabout ↔ Night Market 2014 Russian Confederation Boulevard 49 15
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Bus rapid transit network in Phnom Penh

Line 01

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Line 01 was the first Line established as part of the Phnom Penh bus rapid transit network.

Line 01 travels north/south along Monivong Boulevard going around Wat Phnom (stop 21), the Central Market (stop 30), near the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (Stop 41), Olympic Stadium (stop 37) and the Royal Palace and National Museum (stop 35).

Line 02

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Line B serves the western side along Mao Tse Tung Boulevard, going to Ta Khmao, the capital of the Kandal Province. Line B terminates at Night Market on Sisowath Quay. This line does not take you to Choeung Ek killing fields, as some sources claim. If you mention the killing fields the driver will tell you not to get on.

Line 03

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Line 03 goes east/west Phnom Penh along the Russian Confederation Boulevard, stopping at Phnom Penh International Airport. Line C terminates at Night Market on Sisowath Quay.

See also

References

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