BERLIN: A mix of low cost rail tickets and the lengthy holiday weekend has prompted Germans to hop on trains, the nationwide rail operator says.
At the start of the Whitsun, or Pentecost, holidays and after the introduction of the brand new €9 (US$9.65 or RM42.40) month-to-month ticket, regional trains are in nice demand, particularly to vacationer locations, in accordance to Deutsche Bahn (DB).
Travellers reported on Saturday that some trains have been fully overcrowded and that there have been additionally delays.
Some rail prospects have been unable to discover a seat, and in some locations passengers with bicycles have been unable to board regional trains, in accordance to dpa reporters. Passengers additionally had to get off some packed trains.
Passengers ought to examine once more with their native transport associations or by way of the DB Navigator utility shortly earlier than beginning their journey.
In view of the excessive occupancy fee, it couldn’t be assured that travellers would find a way to take their bicycles with them: “Those who can should therefore do without,” DB mentioned.
Whitsun is normally all the time a busy time on the railways. This 12 months the holiday coincided with the launch of the €9 or RM42.40 ticket, with which holders can journey all through Germany on native public transport, together with regional trains, in June, July and August.
The Whitsun weekend is taken into account the primary take a look at for the federal government’s low cost marketing campaign. — dpa