USSR INCREASES RAIL NETWORK

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CIA-RDP80-00809A000700060217-3
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4
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December 22, 2016
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October 5, 2011
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217
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May 3, 1952
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/06: CIA-RDP80-00809A000700060217-3 r CI ? ATION C11,,IDI?rTAL Ctrl ELLCfI' Y '?c,SAI'ci'_> TRAL INrELLII . CF' CHO BROADCASTS CD USSR SUBJCL+; i.,nw PUBLISHED '1iiJy ne-epapere WHERE PUBLISHED USSR DATE PUBLISHED 16 Dec 1951 ? S LANGUAGE Russian W TM[ aNlrtD lT1T[f lIINq lxr IlunMa OI ttrlONll[DI TNiO Y. f. C.. ! I lY0 tl, M lY[NO[0. IIt TYM[YIItIDN 011 TN[ llY[t1t10Y OT ITS CYNT[MTr IN NT Y1NNtl 10 IN YN[Y~1,0[I![D TON If INO YlllilY lY Utl. N[Y[OOYR,ON DI 1MI[ TD,?N It /lON...tlTll. 1y31 - .?2 c!.~r? 3 May 1952 NO. OF PAGES 4 SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION USSF. Tl'Ci :P Ii IMETWORK MINTY-CBU LINE C?'rXIi) TO TRAFFIC -- Alma-Ate, Kazakhstanekaya Pravda, 9 Jan 52 On 5 January 1952, the fir;; long-haul coal train, with 1,300 tons of coal, started from Mointy Station. 2t reached Brlik on tae Turkestan-Si- beria System t!i,' fa'lowing isy. in aT]., the trig tank n little ;ver 24 houra. The ginistvy ?,_ Transportation has approved a traffic Schedule for the line. A1O4OLINSK-PAVLui''. ST.a; ._ OPERATI' -- Alma-Ata, I azakhetans kaya Pravda, 17 T'eb 52 e On 16 February 192, the ?lin ':- avledar sec.;?:n was opened to through. tra ntraffic. This L?- 1c t'~ecour:ec::'ng link te:.we_n the northwestern and r,or,heaetern part. of tLe l; c '?.1: . . 4 Kazakhstanakaya Pravda, 23 On lb . jrcary 5o, first trai-i 'de the rur: from Akmc?llnsk to 'av'? vtar. In construr_t tt,. Liu., more than 1(1 ,r-??"tton uric r:eter, of earth had to be moved, 50,C cuttc meters of reinforeeii cnnr_rete I.,nd other nmteria: were used for str::ct.r.ca .:c,r.K the way, ani than 5CC i.ilonr:ters of main, side, and station track we;' laid. see apr.?encles sketch;. STATE JXJ NAVY NSRR DISTRIBUTION 16 _7 FBI Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/06: CIA-RDP80-00809A000700060217-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/06: CIA-RDP80-00809A000700060217-3 AKMOLINSK-KARTALY SECTION TO BE DOUBLE-TRACKED -- Alma-Ata, Kazakhstanskaya Pravda, 16 Dec 51 Laying the second track of the Akmolinsk-Kartaly section and the elec- trification of the Karagande.-Akmolinsk-Kartaly sections is to be accelerated. CHABDZBDU UROSNCH LINE IN TEMPORARY OPERATION -- Ashkhabad, Turkmenskaya Iskra, 8 Feb.52 ?i!mdreds of carloads of every type of freight necessary for the con- struction of the Main Turkmen Canal are being shipped via the Chardzhou- Urgench railroad line. Th.- line is being operated by the Department for the Temporary Operation of the Chardzhou-Urgench Railroad Line. TRACKS LINK URGENCH AND TAKBIA TASH -- Moscow, Komscmol'skaya Pravda, 5 Mar 52 The.main line from Urgench to Takhia Tash, 122 kilometers long, has been completed. Takhia Tash is the center of activities for the construction of the Main Turkmen Canal. Diesel locomotives are operating on the Urgench-Takhia lash line. Sid- ings to the construction site are being laid. FEDOROVKA-KACROVKA LINE COMPLETED -- Moscow, Komsemol'skaya Pravda, 9 Feb 52 On 8 February 1952, the Southern Railr-ad System's Administration for Construction and Reconstruction concluded th- tracklaying work on the line from Fedorovka to Kakhovka. The first train with freight for the construction of the Kakhovka GES will leave Fedorovka on 9 February 1952. The Fedorovka-Kakhovka line will be opened to regular passenger sarvicei in the near future. TRAFFIC TO KUYBYSHEV EYDROFLECTRIC CENTER INCREASES -- Kishinev, Sovetskaya Moldaviya,?7 Feb 52 The flow of freight along the new railroad lines running to the Volga construction,project at Zhiguli is incr;-sing. From Syzran', freight trains are running to the right-bank construction area, where the gigantic founda- tion pit for the hydroelectric station is being excavated. Along the left bank, branch trains are running from Kuybyshev to the new city of Komsomol'sk, where the coffer dam for the lower lock is being built. During the past 3 days, hundreds of carloads of wood, brick, iron, pre- fabricated houses, coal, bi`umen, and other construction materials have arrived, along with new trucks, machinery, excavators, buses, cranes, trac- tors, concrete mixers, and transformers. Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/06: CIA-RDP80-00809A000700060217-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/06: CIA-RDP80-00809A000700060217-3 Zhigulevako a More, _ .""6 urnucn Include Poyma, Kane Siding, and Y 7his 54-kilometer-long line was put into temporary opera- tion only 2 months ago. Along the 100-kilometer-long right-bank line, put into operation last summer, freight hauling is being increased. Now, there is also regular pas- senger service along this line. MOROZOVSKAYA-KUBERLE LINE REBUILT -- Moscow, Gudok, 5 Jan 52 The rail- and in temporarroad line operation o since,, hassbeenarebuilt andrdeclaredta2 ermas ago section of the railroad network. New, heavier rail and impregnated tiesehave been laid, sand and gravel ballast has been added, and new structures along the way have been built. RIGA-ERGLI TRAFFIC RESTORED -- Riga, Sovetskaya Latviya, 15 Feb 52 On 14 February 1952, the first Passenger train left Riga for Ergli, via the restored track. Regular traffic between Riga and Taurupe has been running for some time. The track from Taurupe to Ergli was recently restored. Lipp,mded sketch follow,] Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/06: CIA-RDP80-00809A000700060217-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/06: CIA-RDP80-00809A000700060217-3 vor.,..n one.. IIlenty Ekibast L Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/06: CIA-RDP80-00809A0007000602