CHANGES IN NORTH KOREA RAILWAY LINES IN 1948 AND 1949

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CIA-RDP82-00457R005200070001-0
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RIPPUB
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C
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1
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December 14, 2016
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July 24, 2000
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1
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Publication Date: 
July 5, 1950
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REPORT
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LLASSII=RCAT1ON to : F 'aApproved For Rek"0lO/I't COU6TRY Korea SUBJECT Ch=gem in North Karen 1;ly Tines in 194 d1949 PLACE ACQUIRE 25X1 A DATE OF INFO. ?arch 1948 - may 1949 25X1A NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO 25X1 X ], The tollaw~ag linmss In North Korea which had pro-vio>aslq b double-track llnem bad ors of the tracks removed., Tho north=>>soatlth iine .from Toh?rou (126-2; 33=001 t- 3i 2 6~I4, o ]. 38-26) d one track reoved for 64,843 kilCmatergo The work was begun 1 3ime 1948 mad o letod 30 September 1948, b, The worth south ]lie from i ssi (]25-144D 3954) to Roha ( pp t i 125-05D 39-45) had one track Moved for W.302 kilo tens,, The work was completed 20 may 1949, 2, CA the HaRDO Tt (1262.8, 41=10) tw.an ,ego (126-171, 40-22) d Koin (126-249 40-30), s distance of 27,3 kil.oaetere was electrit1ad, Work began 15 A t 1948 and wee completed 20 Tanuary 1949,, This oleotrifl = tion affected an. increase of 250 percent in running efficiency, 160 percent in pulling powr,.. and 140 percent in oporat3.sag time. Fifty kilometers were also e lec r1 ted between Ya dok (12654#, 39?=10) and Chonssong (approximately 126-540 3926), with a resulting, Increase of 125 percent in locomotive pulling po rn Work began 1 October 1948 and was completed 10 .February 1949:; 3, Bztwee SianJu (125-36s, 39-35) and Kaeohon (125-580 39-40), the narrow gauge track was oh ed to stern rd gauge for 29.85 kll.o titers, Work began I March and was t',nisihed 30 November 1948V CONFIDENTIAL C STATE NAVY DISTRIBUTION -j I ARMY AIR FBI vc:u This document is hereby regraded to CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the letter of 16 October 1978 from the Director of Central Intelligence to the Archivist of the United States. Approv ~'9FbI 1OTe 2000/08/17 : C - LASSIFICATION