My wife had a daily 45km rail+2km bus trip to work which was 200€ per month.
That's massive savings for many people who choose not to drive with cars. Her colleagues drive to work with cars for 2 km trips and ask her whether she does not own a car (we do).
Taking the train is
a) cheaper
b) more relaxed (can read)
c) better for the environment
d) it's even faster in her case
The €49 ticket could give public transportation a massive boost - worst case is, no additional people use trains and buses but people who can't afford cars or use public transport for enviromental reasons save quite some money.
That's massive savings for many people who choose not to drive with cars. Her colleagues drive to work with cars for 2 km trips and ask her whether she does not own a car (we do).
Taking the train is a) cheaper b) more relaxed (can read) c) better for the environment d) it's even faster in her case
The €49 ticket could give public transportation a massive boost - worst case is, no additional people use trains and buses but people who can't afford cars or use public transport for enviromental reasons save quite some money.