CHENG-CHOU TO LAN-CHOU RAILROAD STUDY

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• Publication Date: January 31, 1964
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DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW BY NIMA / DoD
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31 January 1964
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Manufacturing and Services Division, ORR
25X1 A ATTENTION NLS/TR
THROUGH Chief, Requirements Branch, Reconnaissance Group, CGS
FROM Chief, CIA/PID (NPIC)
SUBJECT Cheng-chou to Lan-chou Railroad Study
REFE:RENCFS (1) ORR Requirement No. C-RR3-80,898
(2) CIA/PID Project No. C 1825/63
1. This memorandum is in answer to the above referenced requirement which
requested a detailed study of the rail line between Cheng-chou and Lan-chou,
Communist China. This study was to include: the number of freight trains;
the direction, location and speed oi' each train; the number and type of cars
in each train; and the location and size of all sidings and yards on the
line.
2. Continuous photographic coverage of this whole rail line was not
available, therefore only that portion which had continuous coverage was
25X1C studied. was used to obtain the traffic
and yard information from Hsi-an to Ting-hsi. The railroad alignment and
25X1 C yard information from Ting-hsi to Lan-chou were obtained from
25X1C dated Enclosed with this memorandum are 12 maps bound in
booklet form and two tables. Two of the maps (CIA/PID/IB-P-230/64 and
P-231/64) are of a scale of 1:1,000,000. These maps show the general
configuration of this railroad and act as an index to the ten large scale
maps (CIA/PID/IB-P-188/64 thru P-197/64), which show the railroad in more
detail. Table No. 1 gives a description of the yards and sidings and Table
No. 2 gives the details on the trains found on this rail line during this
study. The same alphabetic-numeric designation used for each train and rail
road yard in the tables, has also been used as an annotation on the map for
the same item. By this means, the descriptive information in the tables is
coordinated to given location on the maps.
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 SUBJECT: Cheng-chou to Lan-chou Railroad Study .
3. The analyst on this project was who may be 25X1A
contacted on extension 2546 should you have any questions concerning this
memorandum. This is considered a complete answer to the requirement.
ENCLOSURES:
1 Booklet of Maps (CIA/PID/IB-P-188/64 t
and P-230/64 thru P231
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TABLE NO. 1 - Description of Yards and Facilities
MAP NO. OF
APPROX. LENGTH
From NSA C}inese Railway Lines
& Stations 2nd Ed.DISTANCE FROM
ANNOTATION
TRACKS
IN METERS
PROB. STATION NAME LIEN-YUN-KANG (km
1736 km
Y2
8T
900 m
Chiao-Chia-Wan
1731
Y3
8T
1000 m
Y4
2T
600 m
Sang-Yuan-Tzu
1722
Lo-T'o-Hsiang
1713
Lu-Chia-Ya
1706
Hsia-Kuan-Ying
1699
Hsu-Chia-T'ai
1693
Kan-Ts'ao-Tien
1678
Chin.Chia-Chuang
1669
Kao-ya
1662
Li-Chia-P'ing
1655
Hei-Chuang
1647
Liang-Chia-P'ing
1640
y5
2T
700 m
Ch'an-K'ou
1629
Y6
8T
900 in
Ting-Hsi
1618
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service Facilities, Classification
Yard, Freight Holding Yard & Freight
Unloading Facilities
Poor quality maps precludes and accu-
rate location and description of rail
facilities from Sang-Yuan-Tzu to
Ch'an-K'ou.
Service Facilities and Turning .ye
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From NSA "Chinese Railway Lines
MAP NO. OF
ANNOTATION TRACKS
APPROX. LENGTH
IN METERS
& Stati ons 2nd.4ed. DISTANCE FROM
PROB. STATION NAME LIEN-YUN-KANG (kin)
Y7
2T
NA
Ching-Chia-Tien'
1609
Y8
2T
NA
T'ang-Chia-Pao
1600
Y9
2T
NA
Y10
2T
650 m
Han-Shui-Ch'a
1591
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2T
800 m
Ma-Ho-Chen
1582
Y12
3T
900 m
T'ung-An-I
1574
Y13
2T
850 m
Kao-Yang
1567
Y14
2T
850 m
Ta-Ho-Ch'a
1559
Y15
2T
800 m
Yun-T'ien-Hsiang
1553
Y16
2T
600 m
Lung-Hsi-Pei
1542
Y17
NA
Lung-Hsi
1534
Y18
NA
T'u-Tien-Tzu
1527
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Y19
NA
Yuan-Yang-Chen
1514
Y20
NA
Ho-Chia-Tien
1504
Y21
NA
Wu-Shan
1495
NA
Lo-Men
1484
Y23
2T
NA
P'an-An-Chen
1474
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Y24
2T
700 m
Chu-Yu-Hsiang
1465
Y25
2T
700 m
Kan-Ku
1455
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Y26
2T
700 m
Wei-Shui-Yu
1446
Y27
2T
NA
Hsin-Yang-Chen
1433
Service Facilities and Turning Wye
Large Yard with possibly 2-3 Trains
made up in it. Obliquity precludes an
accurate description of facilities.
Obliquity precludes measurement
Obliquity precluded measurement
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& Stations" 2nd.ed. DISTANCE FROM
TrON TRACKS
IN METERS
PROB. STATION NAME
LIEN-YUN-KANG (km
Y28
1T
700 m
Wei-Nan-Chen
1422
Y29
2T
700 m
San-Yang-Ch'uan
1414
Y30
1T
900 m
Wan-Ho-Ch'uan
14o6
YJ1
2T
750 m
Yang-Chia-Ho
1399
Y32
12T
950 m
Tien-Shui
1388
Service Facilities and Turning Wye
Many Freight Cars in Yard
Y33
2T
Boo m
She-T'ang
1380
Y34
2T
Boo m
Po-Yang
1372
Y35
1T
900 m
Wei-T'an
1364
Y36
2T
700 m
Yuan-Lung
1358
Y37
2T
Boo m
P'u-T'ao-Yuan
1347
Y38
2T
Boo m
Chien-Ho
1336
Y39
2T
8oo m
Feng-Ko-Ling
1325
Y40
2T
Boo m
T'o-Shih
1314
Y41
2T
8oo m
Shih-Chia-T'an
1307
Y42
2T
8oo m
Shih-Shu-Lin
1298
Y43
2T
8oo m
Hu-Tien
1290
Y44
2T
8oo m
Tung-Kou
1285
Y45
2T
8oo m
Yen-Chia-Ho
1275
Y46
2T
Boo m
P'ing-T'ou
1263
Y47
2T
Boo m
Ku-Ch'uan
1253
Y48
2T
1000 m
Lin-Chia-Ts'un
1243
Y49
2T
Boo m
Fu-Lin-Pao
1238
Y5o
1400 m
Pao-Chi .
1233
Service Facilities and Turn Table
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MAP NO. OF APPROX. LENGTH & Stations" 2nd.ed. DISTANCE FROM
ANNOTATION TRACKS IN METERS PROB. STATION NAME LIEN-YUN-KANG (km
Y51 14T 1300 m
Y52 2T 1000 m Tou.Chi-T'ai 1228
Y53 2T 1000 m Wo-Lung-Szu 1223
-Y54 2T 1100 m Kuo-Chen 1213
Y55 1T 1000 m
y56 2T 1000 m Yang-P'ing 1200
Y57 2T 1000 m Ts'Ai-Chia-P'o 1190
Y58 2T 1100 m Mei-Hsien 1180
Y59 IT 1000 m
Y60 2T 1000 m Chang-Hsing 1167
Y61 2T 1000 m Chiang-Chang 1156
Y62 2T 1000 m Wu-Kung 1145
,Y63 1T 850 m
Y64 2T 850 m P'u-Chi-Chen 1133
Y65 1 800 m
Y66 2T 800 m Ma-Wei-Po 1119
Y67 IT 850 m
Y68 3T 850 m Hsing-P'ing 1106
Y69 2T 1000 m Mao-Ling 1094
Y70 1 1000 m
Y71 8T 1100 m Hsien-Yang 1083
Y72 Hsien 1060
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Service Facilities and Many Yards
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TABLE NO. 2 - Description of Traffic
MAP
APPROXIMATE
SPEED
LOCATION OF
KM FROM
ANNOTATION
TYPE
NO. OF CARS
KM/HR
DIRECTION CIOOSEST RR STAT. LIEN-YUN-KAWG
T1
Freight
20
West
T'ang-Chia-Pao
1600
Obliquity precludes measure-
ment of speed.
T?
Passenger
12
38
West
Ta-Ho-Ch'a
1559
T3
Freight
29
East
Ta-Ho-Ch'a
1559
Stopped in Yard
T4
NA
East
Ho-Chia-Tien
1504
Obliquity precludes more
detail.
T~
Freight
25
0
West
Wu-Shan
1495
Stopped in Yard
T6
Freight
20
East
Lo-Men
1484
Obliquity precludes measure-
ment of speed
T7
Freight
28
West
Chu-Yu-Hsiang
1465
T8
Freight
38
36
West
San-Yang-Ch'uan
1414
T9
Passenger
13
0
East
Tien-Shui
1388
At Station
T10
Passenger
12
35
West
Po-Yang
1372
Till
Freight
50
0
West
P'u-T'ao-Yuan
1347
Stopped in Yard
T12
Freight
32
54
East
Feng-Ko-Ling
1325
T13
Freight
32
East
Hu-Tien
1290
Shadows preclude measure-
ment of speed.
T14
Freight
34
0
Yen-Chia-Ho
1275
Stopped in Yard
T15
Freight
55
34
East
Lin-Chia-Ts'un
1243
T16
Passenger
16
11
East
Mei-Hsien
1180
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ANNOTATION TYPE NO. OF CARS KM HR DIRECTION CLOSEST RR STAT. LIKM FROM
EN-YUN-KAWG
REMARKS
T17
Passenger
13
0
West
Mei-Hsien
1180
T18
Freight
50
43
East
Chiang-chang
1156
T19
Freight
46
38
West
Ma-Wei-P'o
1119
T20
Freight
23
28
West
Mao-Ling
1094
T21
Freight
12
0
West
Hsien-Yang
108 3
T22
Freight
32
39
West
Hsian
1060
T23
Freight
29
33
East
Hsian
1060
T24
Passenger
NA
0
West
Hsian
1060
T25
Freight
39
0
West
Hsian
1060
T26
Freight
28
0
East
Hsian
1060
T27
Freight
45
29
West
Hsian
1060
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