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Berlin's Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey has held out the prospect of a temporary regional successor to the 9-euro ticket.
"We are working on a good bridging solution in Berlin from October to December 2022 until the nationwide ticket comes," the SPD state chairwoman tweeted on Tuesday.
The 9-euro ticket was available for three months until the end of August. The federal government coalition has agreed on a successor as part of the third relief package. The local transport ticket, which is valid throughout Germany, is to be available for a price of 49 to 69 euros per month. Giffey advocated two ticket variants: "For a good follow-up solution to the 9-euro ticket, there should be a two-tier ticket system: 29 euros for a regional offer in the respective federal state and 49 euros for a nationwide ticket."
Berlin's transport senator Bettina Jarasch also pleaded on Monday for a two-track approach to the successor to the 9-euro ticket. "A 69-euro ticket alone would do little for Berlin, because many subscriptions are already cheaper here," the Green Party politician said. "I think a tiered system is good, as the Green Party had already suggested in the federal government: i.e. a regional ticket for 29 euros in the VBB area - and additionally a nationwide 69-euro ticket."