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| Industry | Transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 2002 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | Prignitzer Eisenbahn (50%) BeNEX (50%) |
Number of employees | 480 |
| Website | www |
Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG; literally "East German Railway") is a joint venture, founded in June 2002, of the Prignitzer Eisenbahn (part of the Netinera Group) and BeNEX, with each company owning 50% of the joint venture. It operates passenger services on eleven railway lines in Berlin/Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.
| Line | KBS | Route | Duration of contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| RE 1 | 201 | Magdeburg – Brandenburg – Potsdam – Berlin – Frankfurt (Oder) – Eisenhüttenstadt – Cottbus Brandenburg – Potsdam – Berlin – Frankfurt (Oder) | December 2022 – December 2034 |
| RE 8 | 208 | Wismar – Schwerin – Wittenberge – Nauen – Berlin – BER Airport | December 2022 – December 2025 |
| RE 8 | Berlin – Baruth – Elsterwerda / – Finsterwalde | December 2022 – December 2025 | |
| RE 9 | 190 | Rostock – Ribnitz-Damgarten – Velgast – Stralsund – Bergen – Lietzow – Sassnitz / – Ostseebad Binz | December 2019 – December 2034 |
| RE 10 | 190, 203 | (Rostock – Ribnitz-Damgarten – Velgast –) Stralsund – Greifswald – Züssow | December 2019 – December 2034 |
| RB 13 | 152 | Rehna – Schwerin Hauptbahnhof – Parchim | December 2013 – December 2019 |
| RB 14 | 172 | Hagenow Stadt – Hagenow Land – Ludwigslust – Parchim | December 2002 – December 2019 |
| RB 15 | Waren (Müritz) – Inselstadt Malchow (– Karow (Meckl) – Plau am See) | December 2019 – December 2025 | |
| RB 16 | Neustrelitz – Mirow (HANS operates on behalf of ODEG) | December 2021 – December 2025 | |
| RB 19 | 174 | Parchim – Lübz – Karow (Meckl) – Plau am See (seasonal traffic) | May 2020 – August 2025 |
| RB 33 | 209.33 | Potsdam – Caputh-Geltow – Beelitz Stadt – Treuenbrietzen – Jüterbog | December 2011 – December 2022 |
| RB 37 | Berlin-Wannsee – Michendorf – Beelitz Stadt | December 2022 – December 2034 | |
| RB 46 | 209.46 | Cottbus – Forst (Lausitz) | December 2008 – December 2030 |
| RB 51 | 209.51 | Rathenow – Pritzerbe – Brandenburg Hauptbahnhof | December 2011 – December 2022 |
| RB 64 | 229 | Görlitz – Niesky – Hoyerswerda | December 2008 – December 2030 |
| RB 65 | 220 | Cottbus – Görlitz – Zittau | December 2008 – December 2030 |
| Line | KBS | Route | Duration of contract | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RE 2 | 202 | Wismar – Schwerin Hauptbahnhof – Wittenberge – Berlin Hauptbahnhof – Cottbus | December 2012 – December 2022 | change of operator to DB Regio Nordost |
| RE 4 | 204 | Stendal – Rathenow – Berlin Südkreuz – Ludwigsfelde – Jüterbog | December 2012 – December 2022 | change of operator to DB Regio Nordost |
| R 3 | 172 | Parchim – Karow (Meckl) – Inselstadt Malchow | December 2002 – December 2014 | change of operator to Eisenbahngesellschaft Potsdam |
| R 3 | 172 | Inselstadt Malchow – Waren (Müritz) | December 2002 – December 2014 | change of operator to DB Regio Nordost |
| R 3 | 205 | Waren (Müritz) – Neustrelitz Hauptbahnhof | December 2002 – December 2014 | closure of railway |
| R 6 | 173 | Neustrelitz Hauptbahnhof – Mirow | December 2002 – December 2012 | change of operator to Eisenbahngesellschaft Potsdam |
| RB 25 | 209.25 | Berlin-Lichtenberg – Ahrensfelde – Werneuchen | December 2004 – December 2014 | change of operator to Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn |
| RB 25 | 209.25 | Werneuchen – Tiefensee | December 2004 – December 2006 | closure of railway |
| RB 34 | 304 | Stendal – Schönhausen (Elbe) – Rathenow | December 2015 – December 2018 | change of operator to Hanseatische Eisenbahn |
| RB 35 | 209.35 | Fürstenwalde (Spree) – Bad Saarow Klinikum | December 2007 – December 2014 | change of operator to Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn |
| RB 36 | 209.36 | Berlin-Lichtenberg – Beeskow – Frankfurt (Oder) | December 2004 – December 2014 | change of operator to Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn |
| RB 41 | Lübben – Lübbenau – Cottbus | December 2018 – December 2020 | Closed by state of Brandenburg, replaceed by buses | |
| RB 60 | 209.60 | Berlin-Lichtenberg – Eberswalde Hauptbahnhof – Frankfurt (Oder) | December 2004 – December 2014 | change of operator to DB Regio Nordost (Berlin-Lichtenberg – Eberswalde) and NEB (Eberswalde – Frankfurt (Oder) |
| RB 63 | 209.60 | Eberswalde Hauptbahnhof – Joachimsthal | December 2004 – December 2014 | change of operator to Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn |
| OE 60V | 230 | Görlitz – Bautzen – Bischofswerda | December 2008 – December 2018 | change of operator to Trilex |
| RB 63 | 209.60 | Joachimsthal – Templin | December 2004 – December 2006 | closure of railway |
| RB 63V | 203 | Eberswalde Hauptbahnhof – Prenzlau | January 2011 – December 2014 | change of operator to Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn |
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