APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2009/06/16: CIA-RDP01-00707R000200110013-9
| Location and Length | Physical Characteristics | Operations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolni Zleb-Kolin-Ceska Trebova-Prerov-Zilina-Kosice-Skovenske-Nove Mesto-Cierna nad Tisou (593 miles) | Double track, electrified Decin-Cierna nad Tisou (545 miles). Dual gage (4'8½"-5'0") Cierna-Chop, U.S.S.R. (12 miles). Axleload limit, 22 short tons. Known maximum grade (%), direction unknown; Usti nad Labem-Hranice 1.0, Zilina-Poprad 1.4, Poprad-Spisska Nova Ves 1.5, Spisska Nova Ves-Cierna 1.0. | Only major E-W RR route. Clearances permit use of Soviet rolling stock after exchange of trucks at border. Automatic block operations. | Principal RR line in Czechoslovakia. Extends across entire country. International connections with East Germany at Dolni Zleb, Hungary at Slovenske Nove Mesto, U.S.S.R. at Cierna. Line carries major portion of Soviet-Czechoslovakian international traffic. 21 major bridges, 235-1,400 ft. long. 8 tunnels, 525-11,188 ft. long. |
| Petrovice-Prerov-Breclav-Bratislava (178 miles) | Double track, electrified Petrovice-Prerov (66 miles), Breclav-Bratislava (51 miles). Known maximum grade (%), direction unknown; Hranice-Petrovice 1.0, Prerov-Otrakovice 0.9, Hodonin-Breclav 1.0. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Ostrava main terminal has vast facilities for handling outbound (coal, coke, manufactured goods) and inbound traffic (ore, limestone, other raw materials). Automatic block operations. | 5 major bridges, 328-1,480 ft. long. No major tunnels. |
| Petrovice-Zilina (58 miles) | Double track, electrified. Known maximum grade, direction unknown, 0.5%. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Maximum speed limit, 62 m.p.h. Automatic block operations | 4 bridges, 197-390 ft. long. 1 tunnel, 1,969 ft. long. |
| Bratislava-Novy Zamky-Hungary border (84 miles) | Double track, electrified. Known maximum grade (%), direction unknown; Bratislava-Galanta 0.9, Novy Zamky-Sturovo 0.7. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Station at border handles major portion of all freight between the 2 countries. Maximum speed limit, 74 m.p.h. Automatic block operations. | 5 major bridges, 361-1,450 ft. long. |
| Novy Zamky-Komarno (19 miles) | Single track, electrified. Known maximum grade, direction unknown; 0.8%. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Line used by through traffic from Komarno port N to Novy Zamky and to S main trunk lines between Bratislava and Strove. Also used for international traffic Czechoslovakia-Hungary. Automatic block operations. | 2 major bridges, 380 and 735 ft. long. Line to be double tracked by 1980. |
| Pochnv-Bratislava (93 miles) | Double track. Known maximum grade, direction unknown, 1.1% for entire line. Maximum axleload (short tons); Puchov-Leopoldov 22; Leopoldov-Trnava 20, Trnava-Bratislava 22. | Maximum speed, 62 m.p.h.; braking distance, 2,300 ft. One of most important lines in Slovakia, connecting Bratislava with main E-W route. | 4 major bridges, 250-870 ft. long. |
| Kolin Havlickuv-Brod-Brno-Breclav (160 miles) | Double track, electrified. Known maximum grades (%); Kutna Kora-Haclickov Brod 1.9; Haclickov Brod-Brno 1.7. Axleload limit, 22 short tons. | Automatic block operations. | 9 major bridges, 200-900 ft. long. 3 tunnels, 1,740-2,625 ft. long. |
| Ceska Trebova-Brno (56 miles) | Double track, electrified Ceska Trebova-Svitavy. New concrete ties, continuous welded rails, new ballast. | Maximum speed, 62 m.p.h. Maximum train length, 60 cars; maximum train density, 96 trains each way. Line equipped with semiautomatic block system; average block distance, 1.8 miles. | 13 major bridges, 173-2,155 ft. long. 10 tunnels, 242-1,640 ft. long; 3 tunnels have increased clearances for future electrification. |
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APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2009/06/16: CIA-RDP01-00707R000200110013-9
