Federal Railway Authority
The Federal Railway Authority ("Eisenbahnbundesamt") approved the closure of the Frose–Gernrode section on 15 June 2004 and it was formalised on 31 July 2004. At some level crossings (including on the L85, at the Roseburg and most recently in June 2012 in Ballenstedt and Ermsleben), the rails have been removed and the crossings has been paved. Almost all tracks between Gernrode and Ballenstedt were removed in 2016. There is a plan to build a bike path along the route.