NS to Experiment with Free Train Travel for Low-Income Residents in Amersfoort
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With sky-high diesel prices and equally expensive train tickets, travel has long ceased to be a certainty for many people. Paying a quick visit to family or friends who live a bit further away is sometimes difficult for people with a low income. That is why a pilot project is starting in Amersfoort: 1,000 people with a low income can travel by train for free for six months.
NS to experiment with free train travel for low-income residents in Amersfoort
NS is launching a temporary trial providing free train passes to low-income individuals in the municipality of Amersfoort. The railway company hopes that people can participate more fully in society if they can use the train. “Travel is freedom.”Low-income residents of Amersfoort can register with the municipality for the Vooruitpas Amersfoort, which offers free train travel for six months. After that, the trial ends.
NS is starting a temporary trial providing free train passes to low-income individuals in the municipality of Amersfoort. The railway company states that people can participate better in society if they can use the train. "Travel is freedom."
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destentor.nlStarting July 1, one thousand low-income residents of Amersfoort will be allowed to travel by train for free for six months. They will receive a special Vooruitpas for this purpose. With this trial, NS aims to investigate how and how often people on minimum incomes use the train. The ultimate goal: a cheap or free train pass in many more cities and even throughout the Netherlands.
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