And the German government in charge of the ticket already voiced their interest in making both tickets compatible so that people can use the traffic in either country with the ticket of the other one

Could lead to a pseudo-standard that could result in an eu-wide ticket of such type in the long run

But did you know that the German minister in charge of the railways, a liberal*, has already questioned the costs of the ticket and announced he'd not participate in any additional funding?

Excellent. I hope the next announcement is that the French and German tickets are interchangable, so I can take the Thalys to Paris and use my Deutschlandticket there for the metro. Maybe in ten years we can finally use such tickets all over Europe and make rail travel soooo much simpler. I'm sure buying the correct train ticket without getting shafted by the DB is one of the most complicated endeavours for tourists in Germany.

Cries in american. I wish we could have public transportation.

Very good start, but as a French I fear that it may not be complete until it starts to include the high speed lines (TGV) that are the most expensive but also the most competitive when trying to divert traffic from cars or planes

Really wish the US has functional public transportation. I guess that's "CoMmuNiSm."

Finally, SNCF is bothering to compete with Ryanair.

Oh it's Intercity and not a TGV/ICE fare? Fuck that noise.

The German pass looks really cool as it includes all rail transport in and between cities. The French pass seems really underwhelming compared to the German one. It only includes TER and inter cities but you still have to pay additional fees to travel locally and it can be very expensive in Paris.

Maybe I missed it in the article but what is the duration of the ticket? Is it a one time ticket, monthly or something else?

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The new €49 pass will offer passengers unlimited travel on TER regional services and intercity trains.

French people – irrespective of their age – can buy this pass and have unlimited travel on an intercity or TER for a flat, inexpensive price,” he told France 2.

TER trains connect local destinations within French regions and serve around 1.1 million passengers per day.

The French ticket aims to wean commuters off carbon-intensive forms of transport, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.

With more than 52 million tickets sold, the pass has helped reduce carbon emissions from traffic.

German transport association VDV claims that it saved around 1.8 million tonnes of carbon emissions during June, July, and August this year.

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