Transport ministers' conference: States demand reform of rail charges
The states are warning of a cancellation of rail services. Their demand: the federal government should quickly reform the rail charge system - and provide significantly more money.
German states are calling on the federal government to reform the rail toll system due to rising track usage fees. The European Court of Justice overturned a regulation in March that capped rail usage prices for local transport, leading to significant cost increases. The states are demanding that the federal government compensate for these additional costs, warning that otherwise, bus and train services may have to be cut, with some regions considering reductions of over 30 percent.
Schleswig-Holstein's Minister of Transport, Claus Ruhe Madsen, and Lower Saxony's Minister of Transport, Grant Hendrik Tonne, are among those urging the federal government to take action.
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