French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed to the Delegate Minister of Transport, Clément Bon, to consider the possibility of introducing a monthly travel pass (Passe Rail) priced at 49 euros, modeled after the German counterpart known as Deutschland-Ticket (D-Ticket), as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

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This pass will grant passengers, regardless of age, unlimited travel for a month on regional TER trains and government-subsidized long-distance Intercités trains.

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The German equivalent does not cover high-speed intercity trains, and similarly, in France, holders of the Passe Rail ticket won’t be able to use it for TGV trains.

President Macron also confirmed that regional authorities have largely approved this initiative, which follows the ban on short domestic flights and offers an alternative for journeys lasting no more than 2.5 hours by train.

Concrete decisions on the project are expected to be made after consultations with regions at the end of 2023.

Supporters of this new initiative in France note that the current system for selling seasonal travel passes is quite complex. It is anticipated that the introduction of the proposed monthly travel pass will attract new users to the railway from other modes of transportation and, thus, increase passenger traffic.

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