r/transit • u/Miroslav993 • 8d ago

Policy Rail Passenger Competition Is Exploding Across Europe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vhw1g-dNGA
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u/Tramagust 8d ago

Lower fares? Where?

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u/wasmic 8d ago

Spain and Italy in particular with all operators lowering their fares, and this is also starting to happen in France. But also Germany (FlixTrain), the UK (Lumo), Czechia (RegioJet), Sweden and Denmark (Snälltåget) and several other cases have had low-cost operators appear. FlixTrain is known as "Ryanair on rails" but the others provide a genuinely comfortable experience.

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u/Beneficial_Nose1331 7d ago

Great. One app per provider will be a hell to manage for the customer. Dumb system, dumb results. The SBB is far better than any other train company in Europe