But did you know that the German minister in charge of the railways, a liberal*, has already questioned the costs of the ticket and announced he’d not participate in any additional funding?
God I hate this so much. If they take the ticket away again or make it like 5 times more expensive I will fucking riot (that is, rant on the internet)
It’s not riot, it’s roti
Very good start, but as a French I fear that it may not be complete until it starts to include the high speed lines (TGV) that are the most expensive but also the most competitive when trying to divert traffic from cars or planes
Have I read that correctly that only French people shall benefit from this offer? That would really suck to see this discrimination between European nationalities
Lool Dude. Who tf cares, it’s for TER only. During my 20 years in France, i think I used TER like, 3 times. compared to a hundred trips in TGV.
That’s a cheap knock - off for publicity lol I would be surprised if they manage to sell 1000 tickets
The benefit at least in Germany is for commuters. My monthly pass went from costing over 150€ to 49€ as I had to pass through two transit agencies to get from my home to work. The fact that every transit company sets their own fares and doesn’t cooperate with neighbouring companies is fully irrelevant now to the joys of many.
I don’t know if France is structured the same way, or if the plan of this is also to include local transport, but the Deutschlandticket is saving me a lot of money and headache.
I know people who have used the TER everyday for commute. There are also people using it every weekend to see family.
I would certainly enjoy it to be able to go bicycling on weekends too.
There is already an unlimited subscription for TGV, which costs more than 800€ per month.
The German pass does not include ICE (InterCity Express, the TGV equivalent). It would make no sense economically.
Ok didn’t know that
