ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE SOVIET RAILWAY SYSTEMS

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April 2, 1954
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 25X INFORMATION REPORT Approved For Release 2003/09/03: CIA-RDP82-00047ROO040 25X1 COUNTRY USSR DATE DISTR. I APR 1954 SUBJECT Administrative Structure of the Soviet Railway NO, OF PAGES 5 System PLACE ACQUIRED DATE ACQUIRE 25X1 NFOEMATION TH11 CUN[NT CONTAIN[ INHONNATION AI/ICTI1. }NE-10718NAL D[I[N1t DI .:0.. IT[D NTAT[J, NITNIN TN[ NUANIN. OF TITLE 111 IIHIBq! 707 AND 714, OF TH[ U.1. COD[, Al ....t. * "' THANNNIII111 II 1111- CATION OF ITS CON TENTI {p ON N[C[I IT .Y A O AU THONI[[D 1[.ION11 I NON111 T[0 ?Y LA.. THE 1[INIBNCTIOH 01 THIS NIONN I1 INONI.ITtD. NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTCD BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO, THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 25X.1X 1. The USSR Ministerstvo P tei Soobscheniye rthe USSR Ministry of Transpor- tatift.,Sommnunication.7 which Is located in Moscow is charged with the responsibilities of administrating all functions of USSR railways. As a matter of fact, the Minister is additionally responsible for the operation of the Moacov Metropolitan the Moscow Subvail and all other subsurface transportation routes in the UBBR. 2. The chart on page two and subsequent legends a, b, c, d, and e depict that might be termed the chain of command and responsibilities in the USSR railway system. '1 #R 9VBJEICT & AREA CODES CLASSIFICATION CO D mx, Approved For Release 2003/09/03 : CIA-RDP82-00047R000400280006-0 /D 'L 76 125X1 Approved FQr Releasec2UbIMSATCIA-RDP82-00047RO00400280006 2 25X1A I Chart of Organization - USSR Railways 0 1. Minister Putei Soobscheniye sinister of Transportation Communications/7 2. - 5. Zemestiteli Ministera Putei Soobscheniye Assistants to the Minister of Transportation Communications 6. Nachalnik Tsentraliovo Upravlyeniye Sluzhba Dvizheniya Chief - Central Administration of Traffi 7 Approved For Release 2003/09/03 : CIA-RDP82-00047R000400280006-0 Legend a 7. Nachalnik Tsentralnovo Upravlyeniye Chief Central Administration -3- 8. 9. zi Communications - Tel & Te17 10. ;3. 14. Approved For Release 2003/09/0$?1$31; 00047R000400280006-0 71 11 1'1 It It 11 it H 15. Nachalnik Tsentralnovo Politicheskovo Upravlyeniya Chief - Central Political &dmiiistratio7. This section is charged with the responsibility of political indoctrination. Its services are closely affiliated with the MVD. The Chief is on a parallel level with the upper echelons who actually fear this individual and his 'over: Legend b Upravlyeniye Zhele noye Dorogi fidminiatration of a single railway line. .Such administrations are located in the larger railway cities. As an example, all the railway lines which lead into Moscow have their on administrative offices. Each railway has its own administrative forces. 1. Nachalnik Zheleznoy Dorogi Chief of the railway lint. His immediate superior is the Minister of Transportation Communications of Moscow. 2. - 5. Zamestiteli Nachalnika Dorogi assistants to the Chief of the _ railway line 7. 8. Nachalnik Upravlyeniye Sluzhba Dvizheniya Chief for Admin. of Traffic7 t1 r. I1 Sluzhba Tiagi . of Locomotive) Tiagi Svyazi Gruzovaya Sluzhba Paesazhirska Bluzhba Vagonnaya Sluzhba Uchebhaya Zavedeniye Finansov CONFIDENTIAL r C 25X1A Putei /Roadbeds and Track Gruzovoy Freight Handlinil Passa zhi?rskoye rPassenger Servic7 Vagonnaya fRo1ling Stoc7 Uchebnaya Zavedeniye ,Educational Institute for Training Personneg Finansov Finance Locomotive) Road Bed and Trac] Communications Tel. &Teg Freight Handling C rr Passenger Service Rolling Stoc7 Personnel Trngj Finance C4 - Approved For Release 2003/09/03 : CIA-RDP82-00047R000400280006-0 Approved For Release 2003/09/04IR 000478000400280006-0 25X1 A -lk- 15. Nachalnik Politicheskovo Otdela Dorogi Chief of the Political Section - Political Indoctrination fEach of the chiefs mentioned under Legend b has at least one assistant] 8. Legend c Tiagi Putei Svyazi G C C Gruzovoyi Sluzhbi r Peesazhirskoyi Sluzhbi r Chief - Traffi] Locomotives7 Roadbed & Track? Communications - Tel&_1 " Freight Handlin7 Passenger Service7 Rolling Stoag tl:,.; ?inancle Political Indoctrinatiog 10. " .Epaployment Office li.~= 20. Ikh Zamestitelyi Legend d Assistants-'to the Chief Apparat Otdelniye Jersonnel at a Railway Section 1. 8tanshiy Dispatcher i Deahurny Dispetcher Chief of Station,and Dispatcher on Dut7. The chief. dispatcher, who has several dispatchers working under his cognizance, has-no set daily schedule. He comes and goes as he.pleases. 2. Tekhnicheskiy Otdel ZTechrical Departmeng. Herein are assigned engineers, technicians and clerks who serve on this section of railway. 3. Finansovoy Otdel Zr-inance Departmeng. This department is comprised of bookkeepers and auditors who handle pay accounts and general financial problems. 17. Starshiy Elektro Mekhanik ZC-hief ElectricianJ' 18. Gruzovoy Dispatcher Traffic Directo7. This individual has no authority whatsoever - follows directions issued by.the chief dispatcher. 19. Passazhirskiy Dispetcher passenger Dispatche 7. This individual,, as 18 above, has no authority. 21. Propogandist ~Folitical Agent .cerned with security and indoctrination Upravlyeniye Otdeleniye Administration of a railroad (a portion of railway between two major points7. Such sectional offices are located at railway junctidns between major points. The administrative personnel for sections of railways are as follows: Otdeleniye Sluzhba Dvizheniye section Approved For Release 2003/09/03 : CIA-RDP82-00047R000400280006-0 Approved For Release 2003/09/000fflfjftdX 25X1 A M Ns chat. ik Vokzala LCh of .of Passenger - Section Legend e Upravlyeniye Stantzii station Admirn.istratio 7 . Nachalnik Stantzii Station Masteil .' Zaveduyushchiy Konduktorskii Brigady rUhief of , Conductor! Nachalnik Protivozdushnoy Oborony fChief Against Air Attac7. EHe is reeporisible for beeping, railway,., lines, traffic,signals.and ccanmuiiications functioning in the event of air attack aid bombardment) 5. - 8. Serve as assistants to the'?our chiefs listed above. -agonny Master LChief of.Rolling Stoc 7. ,per ar`Operator - assistant to No. 9 abovi Dezhurny Po Stantzii Traffic Director. These individuals maintained the flow of traffic within the railroad yard. Four such directors were employed per 21i-hour work day - each laboring a six-hour shftj lO,. Dezhurny Po Vokzala ZTraffic Director.' There were four ;ntraffie Directors per day - they were. responsible for traffic near the depots of larger junctions). 11. Naredchik Konduktorskikh Brigad Assembler of train crews for both passenger and. freight trail asse~nbl~er' of conductors and tram mean 12. Naredchik Paravosnykh Brigad rAsseablerof engineers, aseis t?engineers and firemeg 13 & 14. Nachalnik Depo,i Yevo Zamestitelyi fRound house chief-,and his assistant 15. Dorozhny Master Road Master7 16. Don't recall 23.. Stre16ohniki fwitchmetJ end - 25X-1 CONFIDENTIAL Approved For Release 2003/09/03 : CIA-RDP82-00047R000400280006-0