CONVERSION TO SOVIET GUAGE OF SECOND TRACK ON THE BREST-TERESPOL RAILROAD LINE SECTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005000370003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 2, 2005
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 25, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSIFICATION
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one of the two track. of the ros erespo r
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ne, section was converted to Soviet g&uge;,
Comment
Terespol which is on the western bank of the Bug River,,
is the Polish bcr der se-:et: ozt on the double-track standard
gauge Frankfurt/Oder Poznan ;Warsaw - Siedice - Luko w
Brest transit line,, The montiered. line section is 5 to 8 km
long and includes the bridge over the Bug River,; The cG
pietion of a Soviet gauge track was reported for the first
time and requires confirmation, It is,, however,, credible,,
It is possibly the intention of the Soviets to establish a
traneloading point on the lolish side of the border as a
relief for Brest Litovsk..
S.So far no indications for an intended improvement of the
Terespol railroad station facilities required for such a
purpose or their utilization for transioadinU, operations
have been reported.
Asformer1y all the transloading for t1lis line is done at
the railroad stations of Brent,
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL In accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central intelilgence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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CONFIDENTIAL
Approved For Release 2006/01/03 : CIA-RDP82-00457R005000370003-7