EU to Ease Train Travel with One Journey, One Ticket Rules
The proposal would also update passenger rights and face opposition from rail operators who say it could force them to sell competitors’ tickets.
- The European Commission seeks to streamline international rail travel by mandating single-ticket purchases on one platform for multi-country journeys, aiming to reduce fragmentation across the European rail network.
- Passengers currently must patch together tickets from various national operators for cross-border trips, a fragmented system causing nearly two in three respondents to avoid rail travel due to complicated booking processes.
- A YouGov survey found booking a train ride takes 70% longer than for a flight, while Victor Thevenet of the Environment group noted rail accounts for only 0.3% of European transport emissions compared to 12% for aviation.
- Alberto Mazzola, head of the CER, criticized the plan as "unprecedented" regulatory overreach, arguing firms should not be obliged to sell competitors' products, citing airlines Lufthansa and Ryanair.
- Negotiations with the European Parliament are required for the proposal to become law. Centre-left lawmaker Vivien Costanzo said, "Booking cross-border train journeys within Europe is still unnecessarily complicated," while Jan-Christoph Oetjen added, "With more competition on the railways, passengers will benefit from better service and lower prices.
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There is a mechanism to protect coincidences and one for reimbursements.
More comfort when booking, less stress when it comes to delays: the European Union wants to make a difference when travelling abroad.
Transport: Anyone booking a combined train journey abroad is often helpless in the event of delays. Brussels wants to improve the rights of train passengers.
The European Commission has presented proposals that would allow passengers to buy a single ticket for the entire journey, even when transferring between trains of several companies, and would expand passenger rights.
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One trip, one ticket: New EU rules aim to ease train travel
The EU plans to force railway companies operating across the bloc to sell rivals’ tickets on their websites and share data with booking platforms, under new rules that are intended to boost train travel.
The European Union plans to oblige rail companies to sell competitors' tickets on their websites and share data with ticket booking platforms, under new rules announced on Wednesday aimed at boosting rail travel.
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