Berlin's 29-euro ticket before: chaos and confusion among passengers!
Berlin's 29-euro ticket before: chaos and confusion among passengers!
Berlin passengers have to adapt to massive changes in public transport! As early as the summer of 2023, the popular 29-euro ticket is now in front of that. The Berlin Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) are planning to end the sale of the ticket in the next week, and this is not surprising. The Senate is forced to make drastic cuts in the coming year to stabilize the budget. As the Berlin Live is too expensive: up to 300 million euros annually, the passenger has to be taken. To enable journeys in tariff zones A and B.
The announcement caused excitement in the capital. Over 250,000 Berliners have already secured the 29-euro ticket. According to the , 268,000 tickets were sold by the end of November, and many hope to get the ticket in the past few days. The final sale ends on December 10th, which means that spending matters can still access before the ticket is officially removed from the market.
termination of sales and possible conversions
The BVG has not yet published an official confirmation regarding the sales stop, while the S-Bahn is currently still offering the ticket online. Talks are currently underway about the conversion of existing subscriptions into more expensive monthly tickets such as the Germany ticket or into new environmental maps for 71.40 euros per month. A CDU's traffic policy spokesman, Johannes Kraft, has confirmed that the 29-euro ticket can be canceled quickly, and the new regulations could already apply from January 1, 2025.
However,Senator of the Economic Affairs Franziska Giffey (SPD) occurs for another course. It is committed to ensuring that the existing contracts remain valid for the users of the 29-euro ticket. "The people who have a ticket made a contract for a year," she said recently. The capital is once again faced with the challenge of how the financing of local public transport is to be secured in the future.
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