RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 20, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 26, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
East Germany
Railroad Coast
Projects
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f. fre the railroad line near the liennergoorf
14,ockstation,.b ween.Poberlug/Kirchhain and, Finsterwalde railroad
_Itition.-Surveyini,,ifor.the spur track has already beep completed. The
,yore to I3e completed by 10 ,June 1954.3
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Of.. the fouThocting4F.;:vas )1anned to be 'built: near Wustermark, only the
curves Linking the liordring Berlin and the riiilroA 1:ne t tidal
on the o ne hand, and the Nordring Berlin and the Wustermark marshaling
yard on the.others will be. built for tq time being. The Nordring and
railza4 beA:connected by a make-shift
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6. ,14n. ee.rly June, it was learned that the newly constructed Hen ligsdorf-Sued
ai.IroacT check point, 'i4kiich' is located' between the freiligensee and
lienaigedorf railroad station, would soon be taken'iri,o operation. All
trains of the Berlin elevated train system will stop at this check point
for about five rkW403.
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7. Mut plaq for the reconstruCtion e second -traelit'betwesit174feraiigsdorf
and Velten as laid down in the railroad construction plan 3955 his
been cancelled in favor ce the double-tmcking ,)f the Karow
railroad line. At present, trains operating be-,-,ween Krtrew ah1he5.73.
use the old 4 seCtion of the i n 1: ,Lt_r Frei, at
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course of which is rather unfavorable boeause it has many level
croseings. For this reason, it has been planned to connect the
earow and Wuhlheide railroad stations by e raw double-track railroad
:.'ne which would establish a direct ceanection. Conetruction work
en the new line is ccheduled to be started in _arly Jaauary
The area between the bridge of the Oder River and the so-oalled
Vorflul erieec (oridge OWI7 the flood are of the river) hoe, been
declared off-limite to a31 unauthorized persons. Ranier, for the
unloadine of military vehicles are to ;:e conetructed iu the area.6
5. Orere have ocen given to eake raileead bridges over the Oder Feivez
in theaarea of a3D Berlin suitable for um by vehicular teaffic and
teeks.(
Plano hive been made to reconstruct the huldenstein and Brandenburg-
'est railroad power stations. They were to be ready for production
by 31 December 1954. Construction work was delayed by a shortage of
matordels. The generators for the Daleenstein power station will not
oe installed before August 1955. The boilers required in Brardenourg
have net yet been furnished. Si: ,ee he last of the three boilers is
eareedelea to be installed oe 1a ;:s 15 recembrr lee5, the aaanden-
burg tealer station will hardly cc able to btert oroouctien ,e are
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The following projects were included in the 1955 rdaroad construction
pre(;eem drawn up by ?the GDR nnintry of Railroads:
a, Reconstruction of the 12riesen iJeurvadnits railroad line.
Tails for 12.8 kilce4eters of trackage aid ballast for the
entire 3:Lae section will be requireel. The line will be designed
for a maximua speed of 50 kilometers p.h4 and an axle pressure
of 18 toaea The. Neurvadmitz railroad station will be made a
border statien. This will require the construction of a ceoesieg
point and of a passing sleieg, each ..)50 meters long. Sidings for
cuotcms inspections and loading operations in a total length of
about 1,000 meters will also be built, The Alt-Reetz railroad
station will be improved; a siding making possible the assembly
of a tie.in, a loading siding, and a reale, will have to be built,
The station building of Alt-Reotz is still unrepaired and must be
rocenstructea.
the reconetruction of the Wriezen eabeandenburg railroad lino
involves the bli3ding of three minor railroad bridges.8
'v. The military bridging evipeent in ell in the II b span of the
C2rer River aridge at iialseteen is to be replaced by a permanent
c-eantruction. The total ee-st of this brif::go is estimated at
eastmar:ee, of which 712,Cr0,,- eaatmarks will be spent
in 19541 the remainder in 1955.9
c. The Mahlow Construction :reject (construction of the southwestern
connecting curve) which was originally to be executed in 1954 Is
scheduled to be carried out in 1955. The total costs for this
project wore estimated at 22000,000 eaLewerke. The construction
this new connecting curve, which will link the Berlin-Dreadon
railroad lino and the Berlin Outer Freight Ring, has been ulannod
in order to facilitate freight traffic from the south to the 6ed1ie
wars haling station. For the time being, enly one track will be Al: V;,
but the embankment of tee connectieg ea-we will be built wide enough
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to allow double-track operations lat3r. Tile tracks scheduled to
ie ilt in 1955 will be capable of an axle pressure of 20 tons;
wooien ties resting on grade I ballast will be utilizeu.
do At the Eonnigsder2 railroad st_tion, the newly constractd
connecting curve extending to the 3erlin ;ter Freiht hind
will be linked tc the two through-tvck5. between Hapnigedorf
and Vel-4en, the Jaegerborg clock station will be reconstructed
with a view to Llproving the line capacity. In view of the
heavy ;,..z.ffic on the Eoisnisdorf V,Aten line section, it is
planned to increase tile line ca.xcit?, to 10 pairs of trains
within e 24-hour perioe
This project is reported for the first tisfe.
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2. gement. This project was not included in previous railroad
coast votion programs. The sina-le-track line which has connection
to Oross-Strolitz was dienantled by the Soviets at the eni of the
war. The reconstruction of the in would establish an aciitinal
lnk beLween taa Ancernuende Pasewalk - Stettin and the Berlin -
1nbarg - 71eustralit2., - Stettin railroad lines. The Stlsasb'17g -
Thui*ot,. line has a length of 40 1:ilaleters. In view of the acil;,a
storto-, of rails and ties In the G32. it is very doubtful whether
1Lhe p.roject will be executed according to schedule.
Phe spurtf.'ac..lz mentioned will be built to the
ud Crnnnce Depot which has peen established in a former
inc.M..,5i et south of itheHennersdor..P, railroad stop.
This connecting curve will be built within the
framwork of the lor:Avestrinz, Berlin project (Birenwerdor -
flriascaang ustemark lino section).
Qnnco The dou-le-tracking of the denragsclorf - -felted line
section hes seccr'm necessary because of heavy traffic of (;ain.e.ulAy
cz,pioye,1 persons in this arca o The postponement of this project has
-t-7;en 1-e?crted for the first time The construction of a secow tracs
on the rarow - Wunlhpid?) line section and the straightening efthis line
ha ';een alarmed for a 1374: tine.
Cpcilto This infornation has been received for the first timeo
1:e-'s.reY:i to :lake railoal bridges usable for vehicles and tai7.: are
crel.naff7 only taken in c!,:unection with Ulitary mobilizLtor., This
invD1voa the piling un of hoards and nlanks and the construction of
ta@coray bridge approaches.
%)111,Amt. The reconstruct on of this railroad power station was
st,l.rted in 1953. Proroos of work has been delayed by a shortage of
materials and equipnent.
The reconstruction of the single-track Wreac.;1 aeu
r=3-lit', railroad line is connected with the reconstruction of the
railroad bridge over the Oder River at Zaeckorick NeLruedmitz.
Co52.7tent, A total of 80 :running :inters of typo R militapy
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erwinnent had beer installed on the Oder River bAdge at
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