The contract, which began in 2005, covers the operation of around 3.5 million train-km on the following routes:
Magdeburg – Halberstadt – Thale
Halberstadt – Blankenburg (Harz)
Halle(Saale) – Halberstadt – Goslart
Könnern – Bernburg, and
Magdeburg – Oschersleben (stopping trains only).