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| Министерство путей сообщения СССР | |
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.svg) All ministry seals of the Soviet Union used the Soviet coat of arms | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 6 July 1923 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Dissolved | 20 January 1992 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Soviet Union |
| Headquarters | Moscow,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union |
TheMinistry of Railways (Russian:Министерство путей сообщения (МПС)Российской империи/СССР/РФ orНародный комиссариат путей сообщения (НКПС), more correctly translated as Ministry/People's Commisariat of Transportation[1]) oversawSoviet Railways, which operated therailways of theSoviet Union. It was divided into 32 agencies, which among them had millions of employees. The ministry was responsible for centralized departments (such as electrification), which applied to all subsidiaries.
Before 1946 the ministry was known as thePeople's Commissariat of Communication Routes, although the term "Ministry of Railways" had been used by the pre-Soviet ministry (founded in 1865).
The following persons headed the Commissariat/Ministry as commissars (narkoms), ministers, and deputy ministers during the Soviet era:[2][3]
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