Public Transport: Germany Ticket for More Passengers in Local Transport
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In the first half of the year more passengers were travelling in buses and trains. This also has to do with the Germany ticket, the price of which many would like to squeeze due to the record-breaking prices.
In the first half of the year, a little more people used regular bus and rail services. Passenger traffic in local public transport increased by two percent to 5.7 billion compared to the same period last year, according to the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden on Monday. "Three years after the introduction of the Germany ticket, there was thus still a small increase in passenger numbers in local transport, the statisticians explained.In t…
Passenger numbers in public transport increased slightly in the first half of this year. In view of high fuel prices, demands for a cheaper ticket for Germany became louder.
In the first half of 2026, around 2% more passengers were travelling on regular buses and trains in Germany than in the same period last year. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that passenger traffic in public transport increased by 2%, while long-distance transport recorded a decrease of 2% compared to the same period last year. {/mprestriction} Small increase in passenger traffic in public transport In public transport (ÖPNV), …
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