Earlier this year, Germany was looking for a way to reduce national dependence on car travel. The country decided to try a bolder plan: to provide the public with monthly train tickets of 9 euros (about 62 yuan) per month. According to foreign media reports, this plan has achieve

Earlier this year, Germany was looking for a way to reduce national dependence on car travel. The country decided to try a bolder plan: to provide the public with monthly train tickets of 9 euros (about 62 yuan) per month. According to foreign media reports, this plan has achieved very good results. In the past three months, Deutsche Railways sold a total of 38 million passes, accounting for about half of Germany's total population.

German Railway Station

　　According to reports, users who have purchased this monthly ticket have the right to use the entire railway and public transportation network in Germany for free in addition to high-speed trains. The German government hopes the plan will encourage more citizens to travel by train rather than using their cars. This is due to the high prices in the international energy market since the beginning of this year, and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has had a certain impact on Germany's local energy supply. On the other hand, this plan can also effectively reduce the carbon emissions generated by automobiles and have a positive impact on domestic environmental protection.

　　The researchers found that during the implementation of the monthly pass program, 35% of people used trams and buses more, and 22% used public transportation for the first time, with about a quarter of them using it four or more times a week. At the same time, traffic data shows that during this period, the congestion rate in 23 of the 26 cities that Germany accessed statistics decreased. Lukas Iffflnder, vice president of the German Passenger Association, said: "This study shows that people actually want to use public transportation when public transportation is easy to use and affordable."

Germany 9 euro train monthly ticket

　However, as part of the relief plan, the monthly ticket plan will be over soon, and subsequent more thorough research is still in progress. Although the German government's cost of subsidies to railways exceeded 2.5 billion euros during this period, both the results achieved and the frequency of purchase and use of the people prove that this plan is very popular among the people.