• Bali@lemmy.cafe
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    1 year ago

    And in Paris it could cost you an extra €60 or something if there’s random ticket check and you can’t provide that you have the ticket. As a tourist I’ve seen this myself in Bir-Hakeim Station. Please keep your ticket, don’t throw it away!

    • Nerd02@lemmy.basedcount.com
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      1 year ago

      That sounds pretty reasonable to be fair. How else are they gonna check your ticket? Though I get how it would be frustrating if there were no ways to book your ticket from your phone or pc, not sure if it’s the case for Paris.

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        1 year ago

        Hi. As someone who are not from Paris or Europe all i could think is that everyone who ride the train will already bought their ticket as they will need it to pass the turnstile, so i often throw the ticket away after checking in at the turnstile.

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          1 year ago

          I’m from Spain and there’s a lot of people jumping the turnstile so, while I understand your point, they still check just in case you jumped. It’s stupid but needs to be done 😐😐

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          1 year ago

          In most of Europe there are no turnstiles. You can board without any barriers and tickets are randomly checked on the train or at the station

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      1 year ago

      That’s how it is in most places. Or at least the places I have taken trains: Europe, Seattle, Portland, and NYC. Although in NYC they do not check for subway tickets. The regional train definitely checks though.