If you choose to go somewhere in Germany that is an extended trip....once you apply the App, conditions, etc....you will find at least ten different cost variations for the ticket. Yes, going from A to B....ten variations of cost.
First, there is the choice of 1st class versus 2nd class.
Then you have the seat reservation matter...on certain routes....you really need to pay the extra cost.
Then you have the time of day affecting the cost.
Then you have the regional train situation versus ICE (high speed rail).
Then you have the matter of minutes upon arriving at station 'X'....to walk from this point to that point. Maybe six minutes is enough....maybe you need 20 minutes.
For this trip.....maybe your normal 'Deutschland-ticket' (monthly card) is enough, and you don't need to use ICE (high-speed rail).
Tuesday of this week....an encounter came up on a ICE train....conductor doing an audit-ticket-check. Ivory Coast gal....with only a regular ticket (not a ICE-ticket). This encounter went badly....with the gal physically assaulting the conductor. From the description....not badly, but enough.
What got her hyped-up? Well....without the ICE ticket, the conductor was going to put her off at the next station (middle of nowhere).
Did the cops get involved? Yes....detained and details gathered. Investigation now going on....assault and property damage. So there will be court action....I'd assume minimum of a fine...with property-damage part of the situation. The assault? Max of five years....but in this case....she might indicate it was a bad day for her, and get zero jail-time.
But all of this trouble (and assault) because of the rocket science 'design' of railway tickets? Yeah.
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