KOLAROVGRAD RAILROAD STATION AND YARD

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• Publication Date: August 13, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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I N FORMAT ION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This materlai contains lnformattan affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the ieplonaie Laws. TWO
U, U.B.C. Bees. 703 and 79{, the trammisdo' a revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorised person Is preldbtted by law.
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13 August 1958
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Kolarovgrad Railroad Station and Yard
General Information
The Bo] rovgrad railroad station and yard formed the junction of the rail lines
between Varna, Polyanovgrad and Sofia. The yard had about 15 tracks; their
len?th was about 600 meters. The'width of the yard was about 100 meters. Shift-
ing of cars was accomplished by means of ani locomotives while track switching
equipment was operated manually. Signalling ecuipment was operated mechanically
and electrically. One locomotive shed with twostal1s" was located to the yard
with facilities for simultaneous minor repairs on two steam locomotives. Major
locomotive repairs were conducted in Sofia. Also in the yard was a coal pit
with a opacity of approximately 200 tons; coaling was accomplished by means of
a crane. The capacity of the yard's water tank was about 100 cubic meters; water
was supplied by the city water system.
Traffic
Through passenger train traffic daily amounted to five trains in the direction of
Varna and five in the direction of Sofia. Three passenger trains arrived and left
daily to and from Polyanovgrad. Through freight trainFtraffic daily amounted to
at least 10 trains in the Sofia direction, and approximately the same number in
the direction of Varna. About five freight trains arrived and left daily from and
to Polyanovgrad. at least every 30 minutes a train entered
or left the station. More cargo was carried in the direction of Varna than to'
Sofia. According to the regulations, empty freight cars were not allowed to leave
Sofia. Freight carried in the Varna direction consisted of lumber, iron bars, coal
and various cargo and equipment destined for export through Varna. Freight carried
from Varna consisted mainly of imported goods, machinery and equipment.
Site Layout
Attached is a sketch of the Kolarovgrad railroad station and yard. Numbers 25X1
in parenthenses re er to corresponding numbers on the sketch.
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Kolarovgrad Railroad Station - a concrete building
measuring about 100 x 20 x 12 meters with a tile,
gable roof. It housed a telephone exchanges dispatch
office, several apartments, a restaurant and.waiting
rooms. There.was an air raid shelter in the base-
went.
(2) Post Office - a-three-story, concrete building measur-
ing about 30 x 15 x 10 meters with a tile, gable roof.
A first aid station was also located in this building.
>.. 1).. _, Railroad Maintenance Section - a three-story, concrete
building about 30 _- 15 x 10 meters with a tiles gable
roof. The 9th Railroad Maintenance Section was
located in this building.
(4) Railroad Maintenance Shops - four O.:" five brick build-
ings which housed blacksmith, carpenters locksmith,
paint, and plumber shope.and a supply section.
(5) Housing Area three three-story brick buildings with
tiles gable roofs, each measuring approximately 20 x
10 x 10 meters. Railroad personnel and their families
resided here.
(6) Housing Area - three one-story brick buildings with
tile, gable roof..., each measuring approximately 7 x 5
x 5 meters. Railroad personnel and their families
resided here.
(7). Housing Area two brick building, one two stories
highs the other three, each measuring approximately
30 x 15 meters. Railroad personnel and their families
resided here.
Housing Area four or five b:,:'.ck.buildings of various
sizes where railroad maintenance personnel and their
families were living. A small maintenance supply
shop was located in one of the buildings. The
Kolarovgrad railroad station was formerly located
in this area' in building 8a.
(9) Former Telephone Exchange - used as a garage for a
motor trolley.
(10) Switchman's Offices - brick buildings measuring 3 x 3
x 3 meters. The buildings were connected by phone
with the railroad station.
(11) Farm Products Storehouse --a brick building measuring
about 40 x 20 x 20 meters with a tiler gable roof.
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Shope - about 10 brick buildings of various sizes
which housed lumber mills, tanneries and textile
shops, all belonging to the Kolarovgrad Industrial
Association.
Slaughter House - occupied several buildings.
City Bus Garage and Repair Shope - occupying an area
of approximately one square kilometer.
(15) POL Storage Area - surrounded by a barbed wire
fence approximately three meters high. The two or
three storage tanks were seven or eight meters long
and two or three meters in diameter. There was also
a lazge number of 200 liter barrels.
(16) Sunflower Oil Refinery - five or six buildings
surrounded by a barbed wire fence.
(16a) Housing Area and Restaurant.
(17) District Veterinary Clinic - one two-story and one
one-story brick building.
(18) Pen - for livestock.
(19) Armenian and Jewish Cemetery.
(20) Railroad Emergency Command Post - constructed in 1954.
plans for the above command poet. It was
a re n orced concrete construction approximately five
meters underground, and measuring approximately 8 x 5
x 2.8 meters. The command post, to be utilized in
case of an air attack, could accommodate two or
three persons for 48 hours. It was equipped with a
telephone, radio station, electric power generator,
ventilation system, and with water supply and
emergency food rations. It was designed according
to Soviet specifications by the Transportation
Iinistry in Sofia.
(21) Seedbeds - belonging to the railroad maintenance
section.
(22) City Mill "Saglasiye" - a brick building measuring
approximately 60 x 50 x 25 meters.
(23) Small Gauge Railroad - 40 to 50 centimeters wide,
connecting the mill with the railroad track.
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(24) Furnace and stove Plant - a brick building.
(25) City Park.
(26) Technical School.
(26a) Building - under construction.
(26b) Football Field.
(27) City Clubhouse.
(28) Grain storehouse - two brick buildings, each measuring
about 20 x 20 x 8 meters with a gable, tile roof.
(28a) Mesa Hall - a brick building measuring about 30 x 20
x 8 meters vita a gable, tile roof.
(28b) Recreation Building - a brick construction measuring
about 20 x 20 x 8 meters with a gable, tile roof.
(29) Locomotive Shed - with two stalls. A brick building
measuring approximately 50 x 7 x 3 meters. Locomotive
maintenance and minor repairs were performed here.
(29a) Shope - a brick building measuring approximately
50 x 7 x 3 meters. t housed a welding shop, carpenter
shop and locksmith shop.
(30) Water Tower - a reinforced concrete construction
measuring 6 x 6 meters and approximately 20 meters
high. The capacity of the water tank was 100 cubic
meters. The water was supplied by the city water
system. Approximately 1,000 cubic meters of water
could be supplied by the ??ity water system during a
24 hour period.
(31) Water Pumps - pipe diameter was approximately 200
mi]lmetera. It took about three to five minutes to
fill a locomotive with water.
(31a) Ash pits - concrete, approximately 30 meters long.
(32) Coal Storage - a concrete pit with a capacity of
approximately tone. A small electrically
operated crane vita a capacity of approximately
100 kilograms was used for coaling locomotives.
(32a) Coal Storage - approximately 1,000 tons of coal
to be used only in emergency situations.
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(33) City Thermal Power Plant - a brick building; surrounded 25X1
by trees. It supplied electric power to Kolarovgrad
and vicinity. Coal or oil could be used to operate
the plant.
(33a) Water Tower r constructed of wood, utilized to cool
the water.
(33b) Oil Pumps - connecting the power plant with the rail-
road yard. Oil for the power plant was pumped through
a pipe located underground.
(34) Freight Station - two brick buildings, each with a
tile, gable roof. One housed the freight office and
measured 8 x 7 x 5 meters and the other a warehouse
measuring about 15 x 6 x 4 meters.
(34a) Loading Platform - constructed of stone, approximately
80 metc-rs long.
(35) Loading Platform - constructed of stone, approximately
200 meters long.
(36) New Freight Station - a two-story, brick building
with a gable, tile roof and measuring about 15 x 10
x 8 meters. Adjacent to it was a brick building
measuring 20 x 10 x 7 meters where a warehouse was
located.
(37) Loading Platform - constructed of stone, approximately
200 meters long.
(38) Bokludzha River - approximately one meter wide, a
tributary of Kamchiya River.
(39) Barbed Wire Fence -, approximately 2.2 meters high
which partially surrounded the railroad yard.
(40) Storage Area - for railroad ties.
(41) Factory Area - several lumber mills and food processing
factories were located here.
(42) Motor Vehicle Plant - under construction, surrounded
by a 2.5-meter-high barbed wire fence. The date of
completion was 1960; some shops were already completed
and in production of spare parts.
(43) Highway #4 (Sofia Varna - stone paved, approximate]
six meters wide.
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Highway #9 (Koloravgrad- Polyanovgrac - stone paved, approximately six meters
Projected Railroad track - comp4.etion date unknown.
Railroad Bridge - stone construction, approximately six meters wide and
four meters high.
Railroad Bridge - stone constructions approximately seven meters wide and
four meters high.
Railroad Bridge - reinforced cpOcrete construction, approximately five
meters wide and four meters high.
Railroad Track - leading to the Kolarovgrad Brewery.
Kolaovgrad - Varna Railroad line.
Kolarovgrad - Sofia Railroad Line.
Kol,arovgrad - Po].jenovgrad Railroad line.
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Highway #9 (Koloravgrad- Polyanovgrac - stone paved, approximately six meters
Projected Railroad track - comp4.etion date unknown.
Railroad Bridge - stone construction, approximately six meters wide and
four meters high.
Railroad Bridge - stone constructions approximately seven meters wide and
four meters high.
Railroad Bridge - reinforced cpOcrete construction, approximately five
meters wide and four meters high.
Railroad Track - leading to the Kolarovgrad Brewery.
Kolaovgrad - Varna Railroad line.
Kolarovgrad - Sofia Railroad Line.
Kol,arovgrad - Po].jenovgrad Railroad line.
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