US EditionLithuania Halves Train Fares for Two Months Amid Fuel Price Surge
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The rise in fuel prices is widening the gap in Europe. When Spain invests 5 billion euros and Lithuania divides its train tickets by two, French motorists see prices rise...
The reduction will apply from 1 April to 31 May, on all domestic routes and for all classes.
Dynamic demand-driven pricing will be suspended and tariffs will be reduced by 50% from 1 April to 31 May to limit the impact of the war in the Middle East.
While filling up is a bit more expensive each week, a European country chooses to react by playing on the price of the train rather than on the price of petrol. In Lithuania, the surge in fuel prices, linked to tensions in the Middle East, has prompted the government to multiply emergency responses, from strategic reserves to taxes. The initiative announced on Tuesday directly upsets the budget for household transport. From 1 April to 31 May, al…
The Ministry of Transport and Communications is reducing train ticket prices from April 1 until the beginning of the summer: it will cost the state about EUR 1.5 million, and the increased demand is intended to be managed by using all available rolling stock. At the same time, the head of a bus company claims that such a decision is a blow to alternative service providers.
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