I also read an opinion piece that there should be a way to apply for additional state-paid holiday-days if you spend more than X hours on a train while going on holiday which I think would also be a nice incentive use trains as long travel-time is a big problem as well
going Berlin to Paris on a plane is not necessary much faster than going by train because of the time you spend in the airports so for those distances just regulating the price as a first option is good
for longer distances it would also be good if people would start using trains eventually (we seriously need far more night-trains)
More night trains would be amazing. There’s a train that goes to Rome from my city but it’s constantly booked for the sleeper beds. More trains would mean more beds are available.
In Asia it’s a great way to travel. In Thailand you could order from a few different restaurants and they’d phone your order to the next stop, when the train pulls up you have a hot fresh cooked meal ready to go. The trains don’t really follow the schedule there, they run on Thai time, but it was a fun experience and was great to just lie down and sleep.
Oh! I really like this idea. If I got just a half day extra per stretch, that would make taking the train much more enjoyable. Especially since I could take a train for less money outside of peak hours, and not deal with packed commuter lines.
I also read an opinion piece that there should be a way to apply for additional state-paid holiday-days if you spend more than X hours on a train while going on holiday which I think would also be a nice incentive use trains as long travel-time is a big problem as well
going Berlin to Paris on a plane is not necessary much faster than going by train because of the time you spend in the airports so for those distances just regulating the price as a first option is good
for longer distances it would also be good if people would start using trains eventually (we seriously need far more night-trains)
More night trains would be amazing. There’s a train that goes to Rome from my city but it’s constantly booked for the sleeper beds. More trains would mean more beds are available.
In Asia it’s a great way to travel. In Thailand you could order from a few different restaurants and they’d phone your order to the next stop, when the train pulls up you have a hot fresh cooked meal ready to go. The trains don’t really follow the schedule there, they run on Thai time, but it was a fun experience and was great to just lie down and sleep.
Oh! I really like this idea. If I got just a half day extra per stretch, that would make taking the train much more enjoyable. Especially since I could take a train for less money outside of peak hours, and not deal with packed commuter lines.