1. IMPROVEMENT OF THE BREST LITOVSK-LVOV (LEMBERG) RAILROAD LINE 2. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RAIL LINE BETWEEN LVOV (LEMBURG) AND THE CZECHOSLOVAK BORDER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007900340010-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: February 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. Improvement of the Brest Litovsk-Lvov (Lemberg)
lroad Line
2, Construction of a new Rail Line between
Lvov (Lemberg) and the Czechoslovak Border
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the i3ra t Titc~rsk-Lemberg line is bein ; double .trac~.ecL
?1e eo plotion 'ate is scheduled for October 19.1,',l. ,_
plans for the construction of a new
railroad line between I nbe;rg and the Czechoslovakian border had been
aced on. bone section: of this new line were allegedly already under
construction. The new line was deiod to ease the traffic load on the
old line 1X)t.7cen J ember g and Czec oslovaida 4 **
~~o;:xacnt, .This statement -my refer to the i;rest Litovsk-.:owol-
25X1A Lcio h,uzorw?Icrasne-Lez-.ibor- line. This 13.a e, which formerly, was -?ouble-.tracked
but :~aq destroyed, has a sparontly been recon& ruvted as= a track.
Since two J. r,-)ortant rail routes to the .pest originate in dolbunair and, the
line mention=d is the only ei'ficient rail link t:etiooon Lemberg and Prest
.Litovsk, tiit- information is believed to be correct.
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a)2d :.zechos ova d,a, the single track St -Lawoczne-I.iun:~-acz.-Cow .ierna
railroad line. 'he project, is not 1.e].:i.eved to be 25X1X
new construction but- actually the reconstruction of the heavily da:aaged
Lc erg--uari or-'Jszok-Uzhoroe-Gop/Banovice railroad line. A great ::un;r
vital structures on this line. :vere destroyer: durirL: the ;rar.
The line rlsy have to be rerouted is so:.e 3ecti )a3.
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