Public Transport: New Digital Ticket to Simplify Bus and Train Travel

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The German ticket is often too expensive for occasional drivers. All users of buses and trains could benefit from a nationwide digital ticket. However, the idea is immediately contradicted.For occasional bus and train drivers, if individual countries wish to do so, a new digital ticket offer could be introduced nationwide - as a supplement to the existing German ticket.The idea: The start and end of the journey are registered by smartphone and t…

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The transport ministers of the countries want to launch a nationwide offer for occasional drivers in buses and trains at their upcoming autumn conference.

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Not all people use the train daily. The transport ministers of the countries now also want to introduce a nationwide valid ticket for occasional drivers.

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The ticket currently costs 63 euros and is used by millions of commuters and frequent drivers. NRW also wants to tie the occasional drivers more closely to the public transport network. A new nationwide digital single ticket is to help.

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Those who only occasionally travel by bus and train often pay for it. This could change in the future. North Rhine-Westphalia shows what the smart fare could look like.