IMPROVEMENT OFTHE RUSSIAN ZONE RAILROAD NETWORK

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT impreavf ;aesxat of the Rus Zone RailroLd Network NO OF PACES
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NOT CURIMILATE
: ;. 1,xtc 1 52, sc cc :ieli t?' the o ficial.
R' . i. " 1'.1 ui on i . Lie rai I i~o^-C LIZ' yam.' ^, Iii C' I t!.~ C? 1f7.5~ 1-k7 "FI?ordr ~ Berlin".
e 3lss 1.0 to .' GCS Lp"Lot 0( J r-- three sta;;o. t the possible
s,.,. The fir?;t sta;e crp;^ises the section ire i r3lariccxr.hurg t:o .>iri:on-
sac w?d.eri +,.:3e socor i sta o,t1:e line section a point west of L r:;folde to
a point north of Ircnni,;s'sdorf; and the third staJel,tl; continuation of this
line-.' as far as the 11-?Ilu.stermark aroo,. ihli3
>;,otiona is ,rc;.hodul_ocl to be used by 1or ,--d1stzvice trains and trains of the
.:surf i.n i tc Durban railroad sys t? mn It transfer station will t built between
;x.'s :?ls nxt )u.r ; am. Karow railroad stations, at the jnnt.G'+r seett o3.1 t."3 s h the
3orlic..Stattin line The entire railroad by-pass i..,..ll be about, l( lea long;,,
tan the construction costs are estJ..~ ted at. 20 i, il.lior ea atra ., rks. (1)
It is ala!,n.cac3 to construct n correcting; curare between the Pankow-3choonhausen
and )choo:nhouacr Aileo in er?urbar; railroad stations,; This project is c~;_. ;a ;ned
ti F liriinat e the .Beau,: bra nnori rallri ad station in the ?.ostcIn SoctC ` of the
. e.'7.. t- for trains arrivir ,_ in Merlin fro.: the d ivectior< of ~a rnau.., :(arc on
,j L ?,h_x pi'o:loot has already been. started. (I)
x?lan..1 to 1 43 alre a conllecti.r. * car u, built butt ccm Karoo and i.iucii was
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PL cum rre s o 13-tiniest at? rear, our ? .s to be c on s',ruc ted ins fiead W.i ich Yrl il. ':Ye c
rm- 1, link to the ? CJE$`t rin( :f ne (
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a( tYl..cn oc1 for the ';cre:rir Y constr :t _on .:< Y a lunent (1.)
Dt:, ") i r 1952, so r~ ce 'raec
wor'c on the oloctriftcati.t5n of fh 0c~r.OcJn2?.'a 1.i3( yr aorr olrtc,~'
a,joe ..'x: 6JF'E1':uicw railroa l .re section was to e started z!h tl two cu (1)
C R ASSIFIO TJOH SF'CRFT
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been ordered to report the personnel ark equipment they could make
available for the construction of a northern rail lint: betxcen
Craazi burg and the northern section of the a.t Berlin railroad
systeas (1)
In late ;ay 1952, source observed that the northern portion of the
new bonier station in Frankfurt/Oder was 1evc:ll;e ; so that work on
the laying of tracks could be started. :Lori, on the levelling of t1 w,.
southern portion. of the new railroad station Lad betgun. (')
tae In late i'.Z 1952, source learned tint
the following s-ailroad construction projects were scheduled to
be
executed in 1953;
ao I e aocr,ling of the La chte+riberg railroad st. ti o.n; designs were to
be turned in by 20 i cy 1952; estimated construction cost:
2,700,000 e a; tmorh s
'v, Construction of the .+ilc2park connecting curve. Designs were to be
turned in by 23 '.11a y 1952. T'sti:Lated construction cost:
22,1x50,,000 eastriarks.
c. Construction of a new uh1heide marshaling yard. Desi were to
be turned: in by 12 June 1952. Zstiaated construction cost:
22,000,,000 eastuarkcs.
do Se_conc sta:, of the construction of the now railroad' line between
Do a+es berg ancl be r.nva &ie Design, -;Yore to be turned in by 12 June
i052. ~stinntec3 corriruction cost: 42,000,.000 eastt;aarks.
e-. Constractiin work at Juetxrbog railroad station (connecting, curve
between Falkenber;a` and aeddin). Designs were to he tUME;d in by
12 June l9'52. Estimated construction cost-: 5,,500,000 eastmari,:s,,
f,, Construction of signal installations on the southern section of
the Berlin Cuter Freight Mingo bh;si. gns were to be turned in by
12 June 19,52 e .sti gated construction cost: x,000,000 eastLIM-1_s. (3)
The, following inior.:at:ion was e_?ccerpted frooi a decree on the establLsh--
rx rit of a ciai railroad construction enterprise issued by the Li.rect+s-
rate eneral, :Zat:ilroads, erli:n, on 19 Lay 1952:
aT national ized construction enterprise will be established by 30 June
1952" The new enterprise will be for-ieci by Dauunion fin=s, which
rerc previously assig nl to the Lain Administration of the building
Industry = nd -,-;h-6i will now be turned over either in part of -whole,,
to the railroad ad,:mini;tration. Construction firms affected by this
r.!.alsur ? lute the ax'en, Cottaus nnc. I;attv,Iaiwg bauuition fix-as, the
latter Iei, _, only partly turned over.. The ::ic:I!crdlorf 'branch of the
'cstoda.:. i~M.tunion fir ! will also be taken over by the railroad
ac ini_,tra-pion. The same a_-)r lies to the switch manufacturing shops
of the obur aixa ilal.le Jata~uzion firms, but which is not to 'become
e_ `ective until 31 Doccsbe:r 1952, md those sections of the ilallie
~aunnion #=ri: which are e::;pioyed on the =eiseltal railroad lix!e ccon
stuuctior! project, and also to the a ,pair" shop in Gross I~.orbetha.. (1)
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i~b In connection lwrith this reorganization., current railroad cons brue-
Lion pr?oj:3cts 'wrc re redi itributod as fuliows among L auti_~_ ion fi'Trv3
and the n,iwi, established nationalized railroad construetitm en''-
,or-prise :.
Railroad Construction Project Bauunion Previously Project i6 be
in (.harm
Second. track on Dresdon .'>choona line Dresden Bavuanion 1;resc ,:n
Supers Vructuxe and eart`rtworks. At the Neug;gersdori
Iiorka railroad station
Embankment at Iieinsd.orf )
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Second track at I?l.1rich flordhausen
`i?Ia_:.rd, track at Oangurhausen. l
.Jonnecti.r curve Juater?bog-Brandonburg k'otz;dan
at the. EeL?r,ar~; railroad station
S acond track Grossbeeren?-S eddin
Second. track 13alzig-Leddin
IR.a'_ nforccment of the su ers tructuar. e of the
line
Track construction work at ttr.: Seddin
marshal ng yard
Track construction work at the Wusterm.ark
zn srshalin yard
Second track on the Guban Fr~n.kfurt/t d.or line
Crossing loop at Klein Juetzow
Crossing loop at c uostvnVoide
:Ieplaceuent of rails at :mlgast 'iarbor
I'el)laceB en." of tie: at, ;3udenhag,en
trace cc+nstructiosi at the L ietzasw?-B nL
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Track construction at tale ?rerazlau-?
Tonpl.: _n 1 iz:ae
Second track L; ofcr } .r,ia I uh:~ anxi
Odor bridge in Fr=ankf-urt/ er
Oder brid : in Kute. tr -ln
Canal bridge at I.uel.lrorse
Crossing point near the water tower in
P;otiger sdor
T au mburl
X9 P'otsdam
) located i. ; tLche ad +r
LLailro ad c:onst:ructio:
enterprisf+
Sen 1 tonberg Bauuni(>n Co :F .bus
I:ajiro-
strLct:Lon enter
Berlin prise i3auun_iora
Berlin
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Connoctj.rt curve at J3ritz
Hump at fibers aalde
Siding, at EWrswalde
Railroad repair shop at Brandenburg
Connecting curve at Duch
tars t~ lir yard at :=uhlheide
Track construction work on the iatiu.-. now
I,o'. .ienbax ; line
Curve at Loovionberg,
Corm sting cur-tro at Brandenburg
Connect`; curve at 3rossbeoron
Frank'urt/Gder border station
Failroad construc-
tion enterprise
Brandenburg i3auuznion
Brandenburg
iGailroad con-
struction enter-
,,?rise
Bauunion Ora,'.1denbura
;,ai)r rad cony; true tion
enterprise
Bauunion rat:-:adenburg
Fuerstenborg:/ .ex Track construction .
work; railroad con-
str'uc; tion c;iterpri.e
earthwor:~s 3au-
union i'uerst-enberg/
Odor
bauunion Fuerstenber. g,l'
Oder
Bridge `'--T at :iuoi Irosa TI tI
Goiseltal railroad line ;ialio ? :3auurnion :aaanhurg
Track construction work at iieustad't- ..ragd. bux"( I3S.iL11tI1ion i.%1gdehurg
on t e Dose :Favor
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lflt puree obtained the following information at 5aepar"taaont VI (Constructions)
of the .Directorate Cenral, Ihz.ilroadss Berlins
as The IMrdrixg.; -erlin is scheduled to be completed wittin a period of
three nont. u, The new Contruction 3ureau 1, Berlin," is charged with
the execution of the, project. (1)
y" - t will have to be set .pletec
bw i'ae . 111 ?r:%G;~L construction "IGl"-ii will before operations on the second track of the uben-~Co vtbus..F lk inberg
railroad line can be started:
(1)
ti ranter single-track span on the bridge over the ilster" :River
near :eutersitz;
2,) ; is -meter spear;. on the :.:alxo 3z idge near 2eitz, 20 km north-east
(3)
of dottbusg
Two 13--meter spans on the railroad undeS}?.3:;;', near FDistf ryx' da,
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Or. 7 '.T W- 1952
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80 x x 20 10 meters wan. being bu:1.1t at the Elster raii-
a l ~wge warehouse
?oad station,. The framework of the structure was completed, , tot:,sI
of 145 such warehouses are said to be Eirmil.taneously under construction
:n Land Jaxony-hnhalt. (, )
Ga~~r~cx~t;~w
inforr7ation on this rsew constr,.action Fro oct ,which was not included in
previous railroad construction programs anc: ahich is to be coi plated at
riaximurii spied was transmitted previousl;;,, The conatracti+'.sza of the
connecting curve at Pankow is connected with the 1!ordr ing Berlin project{.
information on the connecting curve at K:ix'ow agrees with ,-??evious
n or at .E)n0 For location 31' fich of this curve, see fin en x 1, 11:k .)`t? -vati on
m the e at4taia.s a .ent of a speoi.. _ railroad construction enterprise, reported
in p ragraph 9 A wwas transmitted, p';c'1 Lously,.
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This refers to the new cust.,xis station at Frankfurt/Odor0
c;oublo track southern section of the i:;ers.in l.~ater rrei;;tit ding was pl oted i> ; ear y . iecer.:iher 1951 except for ti-re safety end signal
insta i a-
tions, -which are to be installed in 1952,:
(fit) Information on all the railroad construction projects listed in th.f,
paragraph has been previously reported by several .ources0
(5) The second track on this railroad line. an J,.gporta nt cast-west rou_U).,
had to be reconstructed by oruer of the ; otrieta as. first priority p.-??o ect,
(6) Fbr I vc a ',' of srarehousc observed, see, Anntx 2. Those warehouses may
be used for the storaL. a, o f groin i[aprrf:ed fro3i the 11 t?, r: after January
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