Düsseldorf (dpa/lnw) – No decisions have yet been made in North Rhine-Westphalia about possible special offers for the Deutschlandticket for certain groups of people such as trainees. “The relevant federal and state working groups on the Germany ticket are currently meeting and talks are also taking place in NRW on the further development of tickets for students, for trainees and also social tickets, which we already have today,” said a spokeswoman for the environmental and Ministry of Transport on Wednesday in Düsseldorf of the German Press Agency dpa. “We assume that we will have clarified the open questions at the start of sales,” added the ministry spokeswoman.
According to the information, at least one thing is clear: animals such as dogs can also be taken with you free of charge with a Germany ticket.
The large transport associations in NRW made similar statements. According to a spokesman, they are in exchange with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for possible special offers for certain groups of people. “The actors are still in the process of being voted on. Nothing has been decided at the moment,” said the spokesman. All transport associations in NRW offer students exactly the product that the federal government has specified: the upgrade model. Here, students paid a surcharge to be able to use the semester ticket throughout Germany. For young people (pupils and trainees), the state of North Rhine-Westphalia would have to decide on a new concept. This has not yet happened. No special offer is planned for seniors in NRW.
There is also no detailed information on the subject of checks as to whether passengers are entitled to certain offers. “We are not currently asking this question because no decisions have been made at the moment,” says the transport association in NRW. “For students, it is the case that the authorization can be checked through the corresponding connection to a university and a contractual transport company,” explained the spokesman.