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Hacker News Oct 12, 2024

Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal shift from road to rail
https://www.mcc-berlin.net/en/news/information/information-detail/article/49-euro-ticket-resulted-in-significant-modal-shift-from-road-to-rail.html
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Germany’s 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal shift from road to rail

MCC analysis for the Ariadne energy transition project shows 30 percent more rail journeys. The announced increase in price to 58 euros per month undoes half of this.