The regions are decision makers in terms of service and pricing of regional express trains (TER). Leonid Andronov / stock.adobe.com
DECRYPTION – Germany is preparing to launch a monthly pass in May that will allow free travel on the entire local and regional public transport network. It is already a hit in presale across the Rhine.
49 euros. This is the price that our German neighbors will be able to pay to travel freely on all public transport networks, whether urban (metro, tram, bus) or regional (trains) from 1is may. Only high-speed rail links are excluded from this tempting offer, which has already recorded 250,000 sales three days after the launch of presales. Something to leave French users thinking, who pay an average of 105 euros for their budget “carbon-free transportaccording to an Opinion Way study for Sofinco published in May 2022. Could an offer similar to the German formula (“Deutschlandticket”) see the light of day on this side of the Rhine? THE Figaro pondered the question.
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