Veolia to retain Harz-Elbe-Express until 2018

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).