Do we really need a EU-wide solution for train ticketing issues?

Frankfurt International Airport train station
Frankfurt International Airport train station 2022, Deutsche Bahn AG / Stefan Wildhirt

Booking international train tickets in many cases remains an uphill battle. But how all-encompassing does a solution have to be? Should there be a continent-wide roadmap or will strategic local steps suffice? This was the topic of a panel discussion at the recent World Passenger Festival in Amsterdam.

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Author: Sander van Vliet

1 comment op “Do we really need a EU-wide solution for train ticketing issues?”

Joachim Falkenhagen|15.01.23|01:06

The main problem are tickets valid on only one train and problems when connections to this train are missed.

Another issue is the general impossibility to buy “inland” ticket just from the border rather than international tickets from the last stop of the train before the border. Big problem once Germany has introduced the Deutschalandticket railpass for all local trains for 49 Euro/month!
It is NOT possible to buy a Dutch ticket from the border Venlo/Kaldenkirchen at http://www.ns.nl !

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Do we really need a EU-wide solution for train ticketing issues?

Frankfurt International Airport train station
Frankfurt International Airport train station 2022, Deutsche Bahn AG / Stefan Wildhirt

Booking international train tickets in many cases remains an uphill battle. But how all-encompassing does a solution have to be? Should there be a continent-wide roadmap or will strategic local steps suffice? This was the topic of a panel discussion at the recent World Passenger Festival in Amsterdam.

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Author: Sander van Vliet

1 comment op “Do we really need a EU-wide solution for train ticketing issues?”

Joachim Falkenhagen|15.01.23|01:06

The main problem are tickets valid on only one train and problems when connections to this train are missed.

Another issue is the general impossibility to buy “inland” ticket just from the border rather than international tickets from the last stop of the train before the border. Big problem once Germany has introduced the Deutschalandticket railpass for all local trains for 49 Euro/month!
It is NOT possible to buy a Dutch ticket from the border Venlo/Kaldenkirchen at http://www.ns.nl !

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