A new high-speed train service linking Paris and Berlin was launched on Monday – just in time for the Christmas travel season. Joint operators SNCF and Deutsche Bahn say they hope passengers will see…

A new high-speed train service linking Paris and Berlin was launched on Monday – just in time for the Christmas travel season. Joint operators SNCF and Deutsche Bahn say they hope passengers will see it as a “greener” alternative to flying.

  • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    2 days ago

    Fine, let’s stick with fixed fares then. Then poor passengers will have a choice of expensive packed trains or expensive empty trains, just like everyone else. Equality will be served.

    PS. Yes, downvote away. Contrarianism and negativity do not actually produce solutions. Again: I myself could qualify as “poor”. I want more people to take the train instead of the plane, do you? The outdated fixed-fare system is stopping it from happening.

    • thisfro@slrpnk.netEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      The outdated fixed-fare system is stopping it from happening.

      Not sure if that helps poor people. I make a solid amount of money and am very flexible, as I can work just as well in the train as I could in the office. An assambly line worker surely cannot do that and likely has to travel on weekends when the prices are high (potentially higher than before).

      • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        Students, young people in general, part-time workers, unemployed, underemployed, I don’t have the statistics and obviously it depends on the country but these days there are a ton of people who have more time than money. Again, I am one of them.