Tatiana Geiselmann (special envoy to Fribourg), edited by Solène Leroux 12:02 p.m., June 06, 2022

To help Germans overcome inflation, and more particularly the rise in the price of petrol, the state has set up a rail pass at 9 euros per month for three months.

Enough to motivate the most reluctant to take public transport, as in Friborg where Europe 1 went.

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In Germany, the State has chosen to give a boost in the face of soaring fuel prices, by offering a monthly train pass sold at the price of 9 euros, for three months.

And on this long weekend, the stations were packed.

Armed with their bikes, their suitcases or simply their backpacks, dozens of people flock to Friborg station to get on the train to Basel.

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All of them have the famous 9 euro ticket in their hands.

"Normally, the one-way ticket costs around 5 euros", says Johanna.

"The return too, so it's already profitable."

Like her, more than seven million Germans have been convinced.

Pascal, he intends to use it for his home / work journeys, whereas until then, it was not in his habits: "I admit that until now, I went to work by car, but now , it's over: I'm going to take public transport."

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2.5 billion euros committed by the State

He is not the only one.

In Stuttgart, the city's transport network confirms that the number of passengers on trams has increased since the operation was launched on June 1.

"People are happy that the 9-euro ticket has been put in place", assures one of the network managers.

"As a result, we have more requests than what we usually have at the beginning of the month."

In total, the measure is expected to cost the German state 2.5 billion euros.