STATUS OF THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE BERLIN OUTER FREIGHT RING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007700300006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 22, 2010
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 4, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL li LiGENCE AGENCY REPORT
COUNTRY Germany Ga
IMF REPORT CD NO.
lan Zone) DATE DISTR.
4 June 1951
SUBJECT Status the
Southern Section of the NO. OF PAGES
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Berlin Outer
Freight Ring
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
NO. OF ENCLS.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
the sou ern section of the Berlin x er
Frei,'ht Ring e tending from Grossbeeren to Alt Glienicke (I1 53/Z 33)
via fiodersd.orf (N 5.3/4 83), 1-.-plow (N 5,3/Z 33 ), '..a: sz annsdorf
(N x;3/1 83) and gichoenofold (N 53/ 1 07) will be 21 long The it
mat will be made 10 raters wide to accormodate two tracks?
The plans for the southern section of the Outer Freight Ring, alse
envisage the construction of two rail links south. of L:ahlow connecting
with the railroad line to Dresden, in addition to ralL crossing
at Diedersdorf, ;assraannsdorf and Alt Glienicko..
20 During the '_iariod of 16 to 23 February 1951 it was lean ice, fror? xa
road authorities that the Orossbeoren I.ahlow Schoenfeld-Gruarlau rail
road line is under construction, 'I "he line is scheduled to be co ipleted
by 1 August 1951 when the int.:rnationnal Youth Games will bo ;inn
Lia jor construction work is being done at IIahlow at the intersection
with the Boil in-losoon line and in Selaoenefold, where the ttenvalde
railroad line intersects the completed section of the Outer Freight
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cr~hc;n' er.t is design:--id to be wide enough for two tracks,
but since rails are a critical item, only one track will be laid for
the titer -dingo
Jork on the construction of the Grosaboeren lilt Glioni.cke ling section
of the Berlin Outer Frei ht Icing; has been greatly accelerated wince
mid-February 19510 The target date of 30 June 1.9:l for the completion
of this line is to be net at all costs, allegedly because of the
International Youth Rally. All traffic connected .;pith this con-
struction project has been given priority. The line, originally planned
to be single-track, is to be provided with two tracks.. It is to b :lass
the U.S. Sector of Berlin., 25X1
7 to 8 lei of trackage are being lain to the 25X1
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Ep/QOIURM _ U. S. OFFICIALS OIdL!
EI TRAL II12 JLIGENCE AGET
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6. on 10 February 1951 the D:irectora.t General,. Railroads, ordered 25X1
Vies headquarters ofd all the railroad districts bordering on
Berlin to di atch all their mobile construction shops to Berlin
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mobile con
structton shores will be used for trac cons v ction work on the
southern bypass around Berlin.
7. On 23 February 19513it was learned. that the southern section of
the Berlin Outer Freight Ring is desi_ se:d to be double-track0 The
G ossbeeren Mahlow-Alt G1.ienicke line will be built first. erork on
this line is already under Way. In 195l it " ill be possible to complete
this line as far as the ,junction. west of Alt Glienicke
uItix .taly' ? j it is planrned to continue the line as far as the
bridge across the Teltow Canal near the fidlershof railroad station.
G e : The railroad line under conatrvction g sae. the SehOmefel d
airfield to the south. This airfield p which in wdr ly used by Soviet
commercial airlines may be scheduled to be c onneaW frith the Berlin Outer
Freight Ring.
C ent s $ ' licher Aueaenring.
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project was classified as a first priority project makes it probable that
this target date will be kept. However., it is assumed that further
e rtensi a work will be required after that sate in order to a the line
absolutely safe for operations.
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It Afted-l-Ond to a by 31 duly 19!M. The the
e~ ~ Q -~ ~~ dates reported so far for the pletion
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