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The
Ministry of Railways
(
Russian
:
Министерство путей сообщения (МПС)
Российской империи
/
СССР
/
РФ
or
Народный комиссариат
путей сообщения (НКПС)
, more correctly translated as Ministry/People's Commisariat of Transportation
[1]
) oversaw
Soviet Railways
, which operated the
railways
of the
Soviet 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 the
People's Commissariat for Railways
, although the term "Ministry of Railways" had been used by the pre-Soviet ministry (founded in 1865).
Commissars and Ministers
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The following persons headed the Commissariat/Ministry as commissars (narkoms), ministers, and deputy ministers during the Soviet era:
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