Berlin shocked: 29-euro ticket falls-customers should benefit!

Berlin shocked: 29-euro ticket falls-customers should benefit!

The 29-euro ticket for the BVG and S-Bahn Berlin is abolished to the surprise of many passengers. In a crucial step that the Berlin Senate announced on December 13, subscribers can continue to use their ticket for the original 29 euros, although the ticket is no longer available. The innovation not only enables users to continue driving in Berlin, but also offers the unique opportunity to travel free of charge in the entire German local transport, such as berlin-live.de reported.

transition to the Germany ticket

The decision ensures relief among the previous Berlin subscription owners. You don't have to do anything to switch to the new Germany ticket, which will cost 58 euros per month from January. A reimbursement of the difference until the end of the contract term takes place automatically. Here the Senate Department for Transport confirms that customers do not incur any higher costs until their existing contract has expired. The regular Germany ticket will only have to be paid after the contract has expired. This solution was chosen as a possibility to avoid possible legal disputes and is also part of a savings plan of 300 million euros, such as berliner-zeitung.de Notes.

Although the measure relieves many passengers, it also encounters criticism. Representatives of the opposition, such as the FDP and the left, express lack of understanding that the Senate makes them "gifts" before Christmas, which it cannot afford. They accuse the coalition of giving this regulation the appearance that there are no actual savings. The effect of this measure on the entire traffic values ​​will still be observed, especially since only 270,000 of the expected 650,000 users have acquired the 29-euro ticket. With the end of the 29-euro ticket, the transport companies are faced with the challenge of carrying out numerous consultations with affected passengers.