Metronom bags Lower Saxony Electric Network contract

Transport and Related Services

German regional operator Metronom after succeeding a Europe-wide tender, has been selected for a contract to manage the Eastern Lower Saxony Electric Network (ENNO) for 10 years from December 2015 by the Lower Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG).

The contract treats 2.1 million train-km per year on the Hannover – Wolfsburg and Hildesheim – Braunschweig – Wolfsburg routes and is scheduled to be signed following the end of a statutory 10-day appeal duration on August 15.

Metronom already performs regional other services on various routes in northern Germany, covering Hamburg – Bremen and Hamburg – Uelzen – Hanover – Göttingen. Last month, Metronom has been awarded by LNVG, a two-year extension to carry on operating Hamburg – Cuxhaven regional services until December 2017.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/metronom-bags-lower-saxony-electric-network-contract-247.php