STANDARD-GAUGE RAIL CARS KEP.THAI NGUYEN RAIL LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000300060003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 14, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 23, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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STANDARD-GAUGE RAIL CARS
KEP~THAI NGUYEN RAIL LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
NORTH VIETNAM
1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS THE FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF STANDARD-
GAUGE RAIL CARS IN NORTH VIETNAM.
2. LOCATION:
THE STANDARD-GAUGE CARS ARE LOCATED ON THE KEP~THAI NGUYEN RAIL
LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
3, BACKGROUND:
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY HAS BEEN OBSERVED BETWEEN THAI
NGUYEN AND KEP. THIS RAIL LINE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND
CONNECTS WITH THE HA NOI~PING-HSIANG RAIL LINE 1.8 NM NORTHEAST OF KEP
AT 2125N 10618E. STANDARD-GAUGE TRACK WAS FIRST OBSERVED ON THE KEP~
THAI NGUYEN LINE IN APRIL 1966 FROM ITS TURNOUT FROM THE HA NOI~PING-
HSIANG LINE AT 2125N 10618E WEST FOR 0.5 NM..
DUAL-GAUGE TRACK HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON THE HA NOI~PING-HSIANG
RAIL LINE AS FAR NORTH AS THANH MOI AT 2137N 10633E, AND AS FAR SOUTH
AS THE KEP RAILROAD YARD AT 2124N 10617E.
4. MISSION READOUT:
VEALS THE JUNCTION OF THE
KEP~THAI NGUYEN RAIL LINE AND THE HA NOI~PING-HSIANG RAIL LINE.
These notes have been prepared tar briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared far and must be considered valid only for the re~
porting period as indicated by the date of Issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chlef, Collateral Support
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DUAL-GAUGE TRACK IS OBSERVED ON THE HA NOI~PING-HSIANG LINE BOTH
NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION, AND THE KEP~THAI NGUYEN RAIL LINE IS
OBSERVED TO BE STANDARD-GAUGE ONLY. NUMEROUS PERSONNEL ARE OBSERVED
WORKING IN THE AREA.
LAID ON THE KEP~THAI NGUYEN RAIL LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FROM ITS
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TERMINUS AT 2125N 10618E (UTM XJ345700) TO A
BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT 2125N 10616E (UTM XJ316702), A TOTAL
DISTANCE OF 2.2 NM. NO TRACK HAS BEEN LAID WEST OF THE BRIDGE. FIFTEEN
STANDARD-GAUGE GONDOLA CARS ARE LOCATED AT UTM XJ352696, AND AT LEAST
FORTY-THREE STANDARD-GAUGE RAIL CARS (THIRTY OF WHICH ARE SHOWN ON
GRAPHIC) AND ONE STANDARD-GAUGE ENGINE ARE LOCATED IN A TREE-TRACK
RAIL YARD AT THE RAILHEAD.
5. REMARKS:
THIS IDENTIFICATION OF STANDARD-GAUGE RAIL CARS IN NORTH VIETNAM
INDICATES THAT DUAL-GAUGE TRACK ON THE HA NOI~PING-HSIANG RAIL LINE
PROBABLY EXTENDS NORTHEAST TO CHINA, BUT THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN
PHOTOGRAPHICALLY CONFIRMED.
ALL UTM COORDINATES ARE TAKEN FROM AMS SERIES L701, SHEETS 6275 I AND
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re~
porting Dariod as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collaleial Support
Division, NPIC.
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