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20 Dec 2017

Consumer prices for rail passengers and car users grow further apart

Allianz pro Schiene (Pro-Rail Alliance)

Train ticket prices are increasing faster than the cost of using cars for passenger transport, Allianz pro Schiene (Pro-Rail Alliance) has calculated from data collected by Germany’s statistical office. While the costs of driving a car have remained stable since 2010, the costs for rail customers have increased by eleven percent between 2010 and 2017. Overall, the costs of train and car use have grown apart by nine percentage points, Allianz pro Schiene says. The same trend is visible in costs for freight transport on rails and roads.

 Price development in personal transport in Germany 2011-2016. Source - Allianz pro Schiene (Pro-Rail Alliance) 2017.

Find the press release in German here.

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