Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association

Chhum Sambath

A City Bus drives along a street in Phnom Penh on January 12, 2024. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

Op-Ed: Why Phnom Penh’s City Bus Struggles to Gain Ridership

While driving through Phnom Penh, it is not uncommon to spot public buses making their way down major boulevards with virtually zero passengers, even during peak traffic hours. No image can better represent the current state of Phnom Penh’s disjointed public bus system than the visual of these empty buses surrounded by, and at times blocking, clusters of smaller vehicles as they squeeze through the busy roads. 
A City Bus drives along a street in Phnom Penh on January 12, 2024. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

Op-Ed: Why Phnom Penh’s City Bus Struggles to Gain Ridership

While driving through Phnom Penh, it is not uncommon to spot public buses making their way down major boulevards with virtually zero passengers, even during peak traffic hours. No image can better represent the current state of Phnom Penh’s disjointed public bus system than the visual of these empty buses surrounded by, and at times blocking, clusters of smaller vehicles as they squeeze through the busy roads.