US EditionNumber of Passengers in Local Transport only Slightly Increases
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With the start of the German ticket, the number of passengers in buses and trains increased neatly. However, according to the Federal Statistical Office, this trend is fading. The number of passengers grew by only one percent in the first half of the year.
Thanks to Germanyticket, more people have driven the bus and train in recent years. Now the trend seems to flatten, but a small plus is still recorded.
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Bus and train instead of car: Many people use public transport to travel their daily paths. However, the boom after the introduction of the Germany ticket ebbs off. The numbers hardly grow.
In the first half of this year, 5.7 billion passengers were transported by local public transport buses and trains in Germany.
After the boom due to the introduction of the German ticket three years ago, the number of passengers in the public transport network is hardly growing. However, long-distance traffic can increase significantly.
In the first half of 2025, around 1% more passengers were travelling on regular buses and trains in Germany than in the same period of the previous year. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the total number of passengers in public transport increased by 1% and in total by 4% in long-distance transport compared to the same period last year. The increase in passenger numbers in local transport was thus flattened three years a…
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