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MrmmphMrmmph t1_iuxprnb wrote

Reply to comment by astromech_dj in Germany to introduce 49 EUR/month travel ticket for short-and-medium-distance public transportation nationwide by nebendachs

At 8 Euro for the summer that was a toddler suggestion. Packed and tons of cancellations, not the German trains I was used to. I should have rented a car when I visited. Maybe this rate will ease that congestion enough.

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ProfDumm t1_iuy91qk wrote

I don't disagree but it was 9 Euro.

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MrmmphMrmmph t1_iuygfv8 wrote

That’s right. I still think the normal system is miles ahead of the Northeast US commuter trains I’m accustomed to. And the DB information people on platforms puts our single central kiosks to shame.

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U-broat t1_iuy5bhw wrote

I don't know when you last visited but things have gotten worse even in the 4 years I've lived here. The 9 euro ticket was pure chaos on any of the intercity regional lines.

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MrmmphMrmmph t1_iuy8i4c wrote

It was in August, that was an aberration. Once I got into the Netherlands, Belgium and France, that resembled the German transit I had been used to. I think that low price point overloaded the system for the summer.

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Esava t1_iv0cion wrote

Around here in Hamburg and surrounding area it actually got a lot better in recent years.

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