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Bus stop in Frankfurt am Main
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A majority of Germans want to use the 9-euro ticket for local public transport planned from June.
According to a survey, 33 percent stated that they wanted to use it to take the bus or train, while 22 percent "probably" said they wanted to do so.
However, more than a third of people in Germany do not want to use the planned ticket.
This is the result of a survey by the opinion research institute YouGov on behalf of the dpa news agency.
Between May 2nd and 5th, more than 2000 adults in Germany were surveyed.
The ticket is to be offered for June, July and August and is valid nationwide on local and regional transport.
It costs 9 euros per month.
The project is part of the relief package of the coalition of SPD, Greens and FDP.
Above all, the offer should give commuters a taste for leaving the car permanently.
"Because I don't need it"
Whether this will happen on a large scale is an open question: Of those who do not yet have a public transport subscription (80 percent of all those surveyed), 28 percent definitely want to use the ticket, 22 percent probably.
However, 51 percent of all respondents stated that they primarily wanted to use the ticket for tourist excursions.
It could therefore be tight on some regional trains during the holiday season this summer.
According to the German Tourism Association, the offer is particularly attractive for day tourists and a good opportunity to explore the local area by bus and regional train.
A majority of those who did not want to use the ticket gave the reason »Because I don't need it«.
A good third stated that they preferred to use other means of transport.
A quarter said the additional effort involved in using the bus and train was too great.
On the other hand, only nine percent stated that they considered the ticket a politically wrong decision.
Only for a small minority is the ticket still too expensive at 9 euros.
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