1. INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT TRAFFIC THROUGH THE SOVIET ZONE OF GERMANY 2. VOLUME OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC 3. STOCKS OF SERVICEABLE PASSENGER CARS

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• Publication Date: September 21, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. International Transit Traffic' throucji the Soviet Zone of GerGermany?7."="Tcar. Eir7arrall'FiEFF727.21117- .
? 3. Stocke of Serviceable rsissentler Oars
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Excerpts from reports sent by the Directorate Genoral? ,anilronds, in Berlinl
to the S00 Transportation Division J.n Karlsborst?
Dy requost of Lieutenant Colonel 1kath. (fnu) 9the f vil inc in:ormation
' on international transit tic throarh the Soviet Zone of Gerrany was
transmitted on 23 April 1951:
a. Since 20 December 19501 fapt rail- motor ?;a:!..'s operate between Berlin
.and Prague:. The care required are Airnished by the 3oviet Zone State
Railroad. (1) The direct coach between Berlin and V,Onice will continue
? to run during the operational year 1951/1952.
b0 : Since '201,raY,19519,1 tbP. ?connection between ':4arnemsende and Dudapest via
-Berlin, has been _maintained by a direct coach opernting daily. :111.1,o
the ,summer :timetable is in forces the direct coach will be .furnished
?,by the Soviet Zone State Railroad's. it will be furnished by ,Uungary
during the duration of the winter railroad schedule.
c. Effective 20 Yay /951s one sleeper each of the ritropa and the CFR, (numanian
State r.wilroads) operate twLce a week from ';:..',rnenuende to Bucharest
via Borlinp ?raguo and. Dudapest0 In addition to these ale ore one
direct aciach will operate four tires a week on this line. The coaches
will be provided in turn by the Soviet none of Cg,,rrany and ri.Loania
Bffective. 20 ray 1951 51 the direct coach operating !between Prni:un and. Ce-
penhagpn vie Berlin and V4arnemende vJill be ?Arit5porldc.K1 because the
Danish State Railroads have cancelled the contract concluded on 4 l':arch
1948'0 The Danish State Rrilroads took the action as the direct coach
proved to be uneconomical because of insufficient utilization. They
have stated that they are prepared to carry !')assongars on the railroad
froight ferries operating between Gedser and '::arnenuonde0 In early .7,Payt
? negotiations will be resumed with the Danish State Railroads with, the
? a5.0 to arrive at a new agreement concerning railroad ferry traffic
.between 'Ilarnomoendc and Gedner. (2)
d. :hen a new timetable becortes effeotivo -pthe sleeper and direct coaa
provioualy operating between Berlin and ?.arsaw rill operate as far as
Brest Litovsk rith an ipmediato connection in the 6 iroction of
At the sasre times a direct nail ear ,A11 be employed between Dret Litovsk
and Berlin0
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e, ..f'oetive 20 Thy 1251, the direct coach between Derlin and 'Iock van lIclland
previously attacl-\od to the express train D 11/112, v.111 operate 'fr,71n.
lionnever to nentheim via C;snabrueck. This measure v;i11 take it posible to
eliminate one direct coach.
f, Effective 20 7ay 1951, the German state Railroa(ls All furnish the dirz;ct
conch operatinc between 3nton6e and Berlin.
7rom the beginning of the operational roar 1251/1252 to 6 o.tober 19511 a
direct conch operating bQtreen 2orlin and Rome via 1!annow3r, 3ebral 2ra
f!_trtirain? Dt'llel and ilan .:.5.11 be furnished by the F,oviet zone of Uermany
h, The sleeper which :!as so far operated once a -week betv:en toetholnrd
Perlin rill continue to run..
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Durnr the operational Fear 1951/19521 there will be no chance in the
interzonal traffic except for the fact the coaches for exress train
63/64 will be furnihed by the Soviet Zone anilroads. 1-.ogotiations 1:ith
the `Jestorn 0ermn rnilread autheritles are under to':ind out 1:hether
sleepers and e,initv cars rlay be !.,.sod in throurh interzonal traffic it is
intended to attach ,)locporS to e;Tress trains D 2/1 from i ate Zrank?
furt/rain and D 149/150 from 7unieh to lorlin and dininr: cars to axpross
trains D 109/110 and Ft) 111/112 operatin7 betr'ieen 3,J'lin ant: ColoLne.
Receipts front and volune of international and interzonal railroad operations:
(1) Heoni7,ts from interrational operations in tarks:
(2)
I:ovenber December oanuary
12501950 1951
Traffic frer the oviA 5,C0a,69
Zone of Cormarv- to foreign ocuntrieo
Traffic frcy: :7orei7n, 5,577020
countries to the Soviet
Zone of Germany
117.77M ? ?
61320 10 611.3.52
20 1"0 '9
nber of :13.5(.)1T,-Prs carried in interzonal traffic:
7,overiber 1950
Decenber 1750
January 1951
1)099 passencers
1,119 passengers
1,1051 rassengrs,
(3) I";umbnr of trains nnployed rr international ol)eratiors:
.joveriber 1250
December 1950
January 1951
60 trains
GO trains
124 trains.
Danbr of passe ore carried to the Leipzig rTring FAr 195.1
By interzonal tzains
7.-1
3,325 in 1950: 111,600
intarnatlot_rains 3._) 1950: