I noticed this story off RBB (Berlin public TV) this AM....the topic is offering first-class/upgraded situations on local subway travel.
Some folks finished up a study on Berlin public transportation. What they generally say is that a fair number of residents in Berlin make enough.....that they'd actually be enticed to use public travel more....if 'something' was offered.
The hook to this? A fair number of the people who make better incomes in the region of Berlin....now live outside of the city....in the suburbs.
Is first-class subway (S-Bahn or U-Bahn) travel enticing? I've used the offerings of Frankfurt and would generally say that it's just not that big of deal, and the more costly ticket isn't worth the cost.
Better quality cabins? You probably won't find it being some big improvement (not like the ICE trains). Wi-Fi? It's standard now for the most part. Scented air? Don't count on it. More audits to ensure the lower-class doesn't sneak on? Maybe.
I just can't see what you'd offer to me.....to suggest I pay 4.50 Euro instead of 2.90 Euro for this one-way trip. Maybe if it was a sealed-off half-cabin, with a coffee shop in the middle.....offering up Starbucks-quality coffee at a regular price.....it might entice me to ride. But if this is a 45-minute trip.....I'd want more than just coffee for that 7.50 Euro one-way ticket.
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