NORTH KOREAN RAILROAD INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000200230006-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 19, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY Korea
SUBJECT North Korean Railroad Information
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR.
19 February 1953
NO. OF PAGES
2
REQUIREMENT NO.
25X1A
REFERENCES
25X1X
.The ,l Brigade of the Railroad Recover Bureau
Between February and September 1952 the strength of the 1 Brigade, Railroad
Recovery Bureau, also called the 5b4 Unit,1 was increased from 1,500 men to
2,500 men.
2 Brigade of the.Railroad Recovery Bureau
2a In early September the headquarters of the 2 Brigade, Railroad Recovery Bureau,
also called the 593 Unit,1 was in a dugout at CV-735221, near.Hamhung
(N 39-54, E 127-32) (CV..7517) The brigade, commanded by Major General CHON
Tok..cho, included a rear service bureau, a political bureau, and a staff bureau.
The rear service bureau included provisions and clothing sections. The poli-
tical bureau included a chairman for the North Korean i bor.Party,, a chairman
for the'Democratic Youth Alliance Committee, and a propagandist. The staff
bureau included the staff personnel, ordnance, finance, confidential, and 'rank
and file sections; and the technical, water supply, and transportation companies.
The technical company was in three tile -r ofed houses at Hungsang-ni
(N 39-56,.E.127.-31) (CV-7321). It was rganized into four platoons. The 1
Platoon was a lathe unit, the 2 Platoon an assembly unit, the 3 Platoon a
foundry unit, and the 4 Platoon a carpentry unit. The equipment included four
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lathes:, one foundry, one circular saws
and other: tools,R.,The company,made 200
ties, 3 trolleys, and other parts every day. The dater supple- company was in
three korrackwstyle shelters at CV.734210,: near -ng ni.. It maintained
water ,eu-pl facilities at railroad installations 'he transportation com
was n private houses at 8ungeang-ni. It transported supplies for the brig
Locomotive `:lirtenance Sho in Sop'YOnang
3. In eerly`September the repairs on the, locomotive maintenance shop attached to.
the 8op'yongyang ( 39-02, E 325-45) (XD-3$2) marshaling yard were completed
and the shop was to have been reopened by mid?October I9 2. The repairs were
Made,necee ry by the United Nations bombing on i6-,June 1952.
Locomotive.) intenance Shop on the. Ram on Win. Line
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On 35 October a locomotive.. maintenance shop was in a:newtunnel, 840 meters.
long.. parallel to and 8, meters southwest of the, oldR'wWong Main
Line tunnel extendi from CV-999183 to OV1996188, south..at Sanggot'al
(X 39 55, L CV-9919).. The shop was established'by the 8amhung .Rail-
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road Depar# nt. Thirty skilled technicians and fifty : t#skilled workers
operated the shop in shifts on a. 214-hour basis. The "'sht wee capable ,of
repairing 8 locomotives ,at one time in addition,to parting 8 more.., When repairs
were completed on a locomotive, it was moved from the: shop .tunnel to.,the -ong
)'lain Line tunnel beside it or to another tunnel at Ov` 98p 67, near T+oejo
4.04 , Q7 7) ( -9617 The shop tunnel was.. reinforced with congrete at
(S 39.5
the southern end; the northern end was not completed. and: was still:euppo ted by
wooden beams,;., It was .ventilated by 4 ventilators, each with a diameter of 1E0
centimeters ...`~
on the.arth .Korean Railroad > Ministry ,an .its subordinate -
for . information
nclud ng
~ units including
' o.4e. 584.;Unit. and the 593 Unit.
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