MISCELLANEOUS POLISH HIGHWAY AND RAILDROAD DATA

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• Publication Date: January 22, 1957
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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
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F-?ROCEE a NG C OPY
CONF:IDEN'T'7'Ar,
SUBJECT Miscellaneous Polish Highway and DATE DISTR. 22 January 1957 25X1
Railroad Data
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED, ADVANCE INFORMATION
MISCELLANEOUS POLISH HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD DATA
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Summary: data on the construction and condition of
miscellaneous Polish highways and railroad lines. Hi iway:.described
include the WARSAW-LODZ, LODZ-WROCLAW (BRESLAU) and JEt NIA GCItA-
BOGAT!NIA routes: these or rtions of them are sketched
in Annexes A through D.
Ia special Soviet train making scheduled runs
on the WROCLAW-TERESPOL line.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED, ADVANCE INFORMATION
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MISCELLANEOUS POLISH HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD DATA
1. Highways
a. Maps
since 1952 or 1953, it had been possible to obtain
road maps of Poland giving road surfaces, conditions, approximate widths9 and
classes of roads (first, second, or third) at ordinary bookstores.
obtained such a map at a bookstore in WARSAW. These maps were published by the
Polski Zwiazek Motorowy (Polish Motor:jbion) and were available without restric-
tion to everyone.
b. Existing Highways
(1) WARSAW-LODZ (see Annex A)
(considered as firs -c ass ,
was about 10 to 12 m wide and was partly of stone-brick and partly of asphalt
surfacing. The countryside was generally flat, and no steep 25X1
grades or sharp turns in the road.
(2) LODZ-WROCLAW (see Annexes B and C)
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The highway from LODZ to PABIANICE was in good condition, had an
asphalt surface, had no holes and was approximately 10 to 12 m wide. A two-track
electric trolley line ran adjacent to the road on the northwest side. The section
from PABIANICE to SIERADZ was an excellent road which had been constructed in
about 1934 and which had since held up very well.
Polish roads were constructed to last longer and with less upkeep 25X1
than German roads, as evidenced by the poor condition of roads in new Poland
(the former German territories); such Polish constructed roads as this PABIANICE-
SIERADZ route had held up in spite of the heavy use and neglect of the WW II
years. (Both the Soviet and German armies ran heavy tanks over this road without
apparent damage to it.) This section was a concrete read about 10 to 12 m wide,
The highway from SIERADZ to WROCLAW was about 10 m wide, was of asphalt and stone-
brick surfacing and was in fair condition. From SIERADZ to about KEPNO there were
dirt shoulders about one meter wide on both sides of the read.
The entire road
from LODZ to WROCLAW was generally in flat terrain, and
no
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steep grades or sharp turns.
(3) JELENIA GORA-ZGORZELEC-BOGATYNIA (see Annex D)
The section from JELENIA G(RA to ZGCRZELEC was a good road 10 to 12 m 25X1
wide with asphalt and stone-brick surfaces. The road was winding with some
medium grades, particularly near JELENIA GCRA. A few kilometers east of ZGORZELEC
there was a border guard check point, at which all vehicles were stopped and
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passengers' documents were checked for authorization to enter the border area.
The section from ZGORZEIEC to BOGATYNIA was little-traveled and in poor condi-
tim. The initial 10 to 20 km was in fair condition and was about 10 m wide,
with asphalt or stone-brick surfacing. The remainder of the road to BOGATYNIA
was narrower (about eight meters), had many holes and was in very poor condition.
Very narrow sections existed in several of the small villages.
2, Railroads
WARSAW-IAWICZ-ZGIERZ-LODZ. - - - - Had two or more ,tracks
WARSAW-SKIERNIEWICE-KOIIJSZKI-LODZ,- Had at least two tracks.
LODZ-WROCLAW- - - - - - - - - - - Had at least two tracks,
WROCLAW-DZIERZONIOW- - - - - - - - Number of tracks was unknown
There van-only one train per day
WROCLAW-JEIENIA GORA- - - - - - - - Had at least two tracksa~
one train er day
there vas onl
WARSAW-RADOM-KRAKOW, - - - - - - - Had at least two tracks throughout.
KRAKOW-ZAKOPANE- - - - - - - - - - Number of tracks was unknown
WARSAW-SKIERNIEWICE-KOIITSZKI-PIOTRKCV
TRYB-RADOMSKO-CZESTOCHOWA-KATCWICE,,- Had at least two tracks throughout.
WARSAW-NASIEISK-GDANSK- - - - - - - Had at least two tracks throughout.
GDANSK-GDYNIA-PUCK WIK WIES-
JASTARNIA- - - - - - - - - - - - - Number of tracks was unknown
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WROCLAW-ZIELONA GORA, - - - - - - Had at least two tracks throughout
WARSAW-MALKINA-LAPY-BIALYSTOK,- - - Had at, least two tracks throughout.
GDANSK-KOSZALIN, - - - - - - - - - H.d at least two tracks throughout.
WARSAW-KUTNO-KONIN-POZNAN, - - - - Had at lestst two tracks throughout.
Poland were of standard Western gauge,
transloading of coal took place at the Polish-Soviet
order at TERESPOL. Polish trains would be run onto a track which was suffi-
ciently elevated to permit dumping the coal into Soviet coal cars located on an
adjacent lower track of wider gauge.
b. Lines Under Construction
(1) Possible Special Line for Soviet Trains
saw the construction of a concrete overpass approximately five kilo-
meters east of SKIERNIEWICE. The overpass intersected the LODZ-WARSAW line at
an angle running due east,
the overpass was for a special route for
Soviet trains from the Soviet Union to East BERLIN which would bypass WARSAW to
the south.
(2) In WARSAW
The portion of the railroad from the intersection of Al.
Morchlewakiego and Al. Jerozolimski was underground.
c. Soviet Special Train
the Soviets ran a
special passenger train each da from LEGNICE (commonly known as the place of
location of "many Soviet troops) through WROCLAW-POZNAN-WARSAW-TERESPOL and
possibly further. Poles were not permitted to travel on this
train except in two cars which were attached to the and of the train. This was
a sore point because people often complained that when they were travelliitig on
this train9 the two cars for Poles were very crowded: whereas the Soviet cars
were practically empty.
the following lines were electrifieds
GDANSK (DANZIG)-GDYNIA.
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WARSAW-SKIERNIEWI CE-(ADZ,
the route
WARSAW-SKIERNIEWICE-PIOTRKOW TRYB (bypassing LODZ)-CZESTOCHOWA had been electri-
fied and that the CZESTOCH WA-KAT MICE route was currently undergoing electrifi-
cation.
le I Comments
Requirements-,
Emphasis should be placed on the
followings
(1) Roads (give width, surface and conditions of both roadbed and
shoulders and describe any new or planned construction.
the Poles are planning a new circular road from ZERAN around the central
(2) Railroads (give gauge, number of tracks, extend of electrification
and the alignment of new or proposed construction),
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Annex A
(Sketch of Section of the WARSAW-LODZ Highway 25X1
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Annex B
Sketch of LODZ-PABIANICE Section of the LODZ-WROCLAW Hi?hweav
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Sketch of Section of LODZ-PABIANICE
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Annex D G8RLITZ
Sketch of JELENIA GOR& BOGA-
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Asphalt and
Stone Brick
Highway
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