CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY FROM KIROVABAD TO ORE MINES

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: August 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY USSR (Azerbaydzhan SSR)
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DATE DISTR. 7 Aug. 1952
SUBJECT Construction of Railway .from Kirovabad to Ore Mines NO. OF PAGES
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1. A railway line is being constructed from Kirovabad (40-41N, 46-22E) to
.some ore mines-1 The distance from Kirovabad to the ore mines in.tie
mountains:was said to be 40 km as the crow.flies. But the railway line
was being built with many bends in the mountainous area, and it was said
that its total length would be 90 to 100 km.
2. The line under construction was a single track with Russian gauge. At
some places there were shunting tracks. -
in December 1949, the constructionof the railway
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had. alreadyreached.far into the mountains.
The ore mine to.which the railway was being built is said to have been
started a few years after the war,, and preparations for ext tion.:.or
the ores are said to have begun at once.
construction of the part of the new line nearest to-the mines and the
PWS:had no contact with these workers.
Work was carried on in.one shift until it grew dark, but from mid-March
or early April in two shifts.
of the line had not been completed.
at the end of April,1950, the construction
There were a large number of military guards on the way to and from the.
the place at which they were working.
work site and at the site itself. The sentries kept the PWs fro:
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only Soviet workers were employedon the
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. . Only. Gems PWs and Soviet skilled :workers were employed..
the We came from several camps.
.nmmpnt.. This is -probably the Kirovabad-Bavan Railvav
Frcmi Bayan a cableway vas reported, to run to a cob$;l. mine
beyond Dashkesan.
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