Stralsund (dpa / mv) – After a decision by the district council, it is clear: Pupils in the Vorpommern-Rügen district will be able to use local public transport for free from the coming school year. “We are now working on the implementation,” said District Administrator Stefan Kerth (SPD) on Tuesday. Up to 20,000 children and young people from the 1st class to high school should be able to use the offers of the Verkehrsgesellschaft Vorpommern-Rügen (VVR).
The student network card should be valid around the clock and all year round. Similar to the 9-euro ticket, the district administrator expects a higher utilization of the local transport connections. That’s why it could “stutter in the first few days,” says Kerth. The NDR had previously reported.
