Harzquerbahn
From 1899 to 1963, Walkenried was a terminus of the metre gauge line of the South Harz Railway Company ("Südharz-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft") to Braunlage. In Ellrich, a light railway to Zorge ("Kleinbahn-AG Ellrich–Zorge") branched off between 1906 and 1945.