The Deutschland-Ticket has proven itself in Saxony according to the five transport associations. On some rail routes, significant increases were recorded, as the Upper Elbe Transport Association (VVO) told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur in response to an inquiry. Compared to the pre-pandemic year 2019, there had been an increase of more than 39 percent in May on the railroad line between Dresden and Leipzig. The Dresden S-Bahn also achieved an increase of more than 23 percent in May.
The Central German Transport Association (MDV) reported similar figures. According to the report, some of the rail companies attracted 20 to 25 percent more passengers due to the Deutschlandticket. "We therefore see ourselves confirmed in our demand to the political decision-makers at the federal and state levels, not only to continue to finance a Deutschlandticket, but above all to upgrade the offer," said a spokeswoman.
According to the Upper Lusatia-Lower Silesia Transport Association (ZVON), an increase in passenger numbers is particularly noticeable in the trains of the state railroads and the East German Railway (ODEG). The traffic group estimates this on approximately 20 per cent, whereby the portion in the rural area, where only few buses drive, is smaller than in the course of the railroad traffic or in the larger cities.
