• EvilHaitianEatingYourCat@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Lool Dude. Who tf cares, it’s for TER only. During my 20 years in France, i think I used TER like, 3 times. compared to a hundred trips in TGV.

    That’s a cheap knock - off for publicity lol I would be surprised if they manage to sell 1000 tickets

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      1 year ago

      I know people who have used the TER everyday for commute. There are also people using it every weekend to see family.

      I would certainly enjoy it to be able to go bicycling on weekends too.

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      1 year ago

      The benefit at least in Germany is for commuters. My monthly pass went from costing over 150€ to 49€ as I had to pass through two transit agencies to get from my home to work. The fact that every transit company sets their own fares and doesn’t cooperate with neighbouring companies is fully irrelevant now to the joys of many.

      I don’t know if France is structured the same way, or if the plan of this is also to include local transport, but the Deutschlandticket is saving me a lot of money and headache.

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      1 year ago

      The German pass does not include ICE (InterCity Express, the TGV equivalent). It would make no sense economically.

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      1 year ago

      There is already an unlimited subscription for TGV, which costs more than 800€ per month.