Phnom Penh Railway Station
Encyclopedia
Phnom Penh Railway Station, is a major railway station in Phnom Penh
, Cambodia
. It is located next University of Health Science and the National University of Management
and the Canadian embassy.
to service the railway to Battambang
.
, this pivotal meeting would later be projected as the founding date of the party. The first important meeting of the Khmer Rouge
leadership including Pol Pot
was held at the railway station in April 1975, following the fall of Phnom Penh at which the decision to evacuate the cities was taken.
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
. It is located next University of Health Science and the National University of Management
National University of Management
National University of Management is a business school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, located near Phnom Penh Railway Station. The university provides educational training programme to all people in the areas of Management, Economics, Commerce, IT, Business Law, Tourism, and Foreign languages...
and the Canadian embassy.
Construction
The station was built in 1932 from reinforced concreteReinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is...
to service the railway to Battambang
Battambang
Battambang is the capital city of Battambang province in northwestern Cambodia.Battambang is the second-largest city in Cambodia with a population of over 250,000. Founded in the 11th century by the Khmer Empire, Battambang is well known for being the leading rice-producing province of the country...
.
History
On September 28-September 30, 1960, twenty-one leaders of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP) held a secret congress at the station. The meeting resulted in the party being renamed as the Workers Party of Kampuchea (WPK). In Democratic KampucheaDemocratic Kampuchea
The Khmer Rouge period refers to the rule of Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen, Khieu Samphan and the Khmer Rouge Communist party over Cambodia, which the Khmer Rouge renamed as Democratic Kampuchea....
, this pivotal meeting would later be projected as the founding date of the party. The first important meeting of the Khmer Rouge
Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge literally translated as Red Cambodians was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, who were the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan...
leadership including Pol Pot
Pol Pot
Saloth Sar , better known as Pol Pot, , was a Cambodian Maoist revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge from 1963 until his death in 1998. From 1976 to 1979, he served as the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea....
was held at the railway station in April 1975, following the fall of Phnom Penh at which the decision to evacuate the cities was taken.