Belgian railways next to offer steep discounts
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Starting on Friday, Belgian operator NMBS/SNCB will offer a monthly train pass at half price for domestic train travel. The move is intended to entice people to use the train for their daily commutes. The discount comes in the wake of several other promotional initiatives all over Europe.
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Once again, public transport offers a discount on monthly passes, which are already strongly discounted below ordinary tickets for single journeys. Commuters that decided in the past not to use public transport, often due to long travel times, will in general do so also with more discounted tickets.
Lower prices would more likely make a difference for tickets that are expensive in relation to distance, i.e. single tickets. The 9-Euro-ticket was suitable for single trips already, and it worked.