Public transport: New digital ticket for local transport? Bavaria counters
For occasional drivers, the Germany ticket is often too expensive. All users of buses and trains could benefit from a nationwide digital ticket. But the idea immediately meets with contradiction.
The German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hamburg have proposed introducing a new digital ticket offer nationwide, as a complement to the existing Deutschlandticket. The proposed system would use smartphone apps to register the start and end of journeys and automatically calculate the cheapest fare, capping monthly costs at the price of a Deutschlandticket.
The plan, submitted for the autumn conference of transport ministers, has met with opposition from some states, including Bavaria, and from the Association of German Transport Companies. The proposal is inspired by the eezy.nrw system in North Rhine-Westphalia, which has been successful, with over 1.4 million journeys recorded in September.
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