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[quote user="PJS1"]Does this mean that the state - government - will subsidize the fares for lower income riders or in the extreme pay the whole fare for people who don't have the money?[/quote] First of all it means there has to be some kind of public transportation. The local public transport of a number of communities is often bundled in regional transport systems. These are subsidized by government and offer lower rates (social tickets) for people who are registered for becoming e.g. unemployment assistance or sozial welfare. For those needing to cross the borders of regional transport system the states, e.g. Northrhein-Westfalia (NRW), offer subsidized state-wide valid subsidized tickets for the same group of persons. NRW has an area of 13,300 sq mi and roughly 150 miles in north-south and east-west directions. Other states offer the same. Not only the social tickets are subsidized, the whole local public transport is subsidized. The City of Hamburg pays its regional public transport system (HVV) about $250 million per year. It serves about 3.5 million people. For cross state border traffic Deutsche Bahn is responsible. They don't offer a subsidized ticket. Their argument is that they offer low fares when you can plan three weeks in advance. A limited number of tickets for each train then costs only about $36.00 even on the longest possible route within Germany. Regards, Volker
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