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Ok, that's apparently a special case, that's an Intercity train (as can be seen from the "Operator: DB Fernverkehr AG" on the page above) that can usually also

by rob74 4y ago

Ok, that's apparently a special case, that's an Intercity train (as can be seen from the "Operator: DB Fernverkehr AG" on the page above) that can usually also be used with regional tickets, but DB apparently decided that doesn't apply to the 9 € ticket. The trains are painted in DB's "long distance" livery, but I'm not sure how many passengers would interpret that as a clue that the 9 € ticket may not be valid... Paywalled article in German: https://www.nwzonline.de/plus-wirtschaft/9-euro-ticket-gilt-im-ic-zwischen-bremen-und-norddeich_a_51,7,2398190050.html https://www.nwzonline.de/plus-wirtschaft/9-euro-ticket-gilt-...

germanier 4y ago
This is actually a pretty common model nowadays, as it saves the commissioning authorities quite some money compared to running actual local trains. See https://www.bahn.de/service/individuelle-reise/bahn_und_fahrrad/nahverkehrsfreigabe https://www.bahn.de/service/individuelle-reise/bahn_und_fahr... for an overview. People are used to use a regional ticket with those trains, and they show an "RE" number. This will likely lead to loads of discussions on the train if they will follow through with that.