The Deutschlandticket, offend referred to as the D-Ticket)....came up in the summer of 2022....as Covid ended.
It was a gimmick to get people used to using train and bus service throughout Germany, and for 3 months....you could buy the monthly ticket for 9 Euro.
Then it ended, and some hyped-up sense occurred....to bring it back.
The limit? You can go anywhere in Germany....onboard local and regional trains, but NO high-speed ICE train use. 2nd class only? Yep. Oh, and normal city bus use if part of the deal.
Can the Bahn sell these and operate at a profit? NO. There's public tax revenue funding these and if you really got down to normal cost....it'd be in the 85-to-100 Euro range....NOT 49-Euro.....for a monthly card.
Are we reaching a point where the funding cannot continue? I would suggest that in 2025....it'll have to go up to 65-Euro minimum.....if not cancelled entirely.
My only criticism? Well...you can't use it for high-speed trains, so it makes little sense unless you do these strictly for local/regional use....say within 100 km of where you live.
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