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The Netherlands have implemented unlimited off-peak rail travel for €49/month: <https://www.ns.nl/en/season-tickets/dal-vrij https://www.ns.nl/en/season-ticket
by dredmorbius 4mo ago
The Netherlands have implemented unlimited off-peak rail travel for €49/month:
<https://www.ns.nl/en/season-tickets/dal-vrij https://www.ns.nl/en/season-tickets/dal-vrij>
HN discussion 4 days ago: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48543872 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48543872>
Given that many commuter-rail (and frankly, other) transport systems operate well below capacity during off-peak times and in counterflow directions, such pricing could well increase ridership and revenue.
- bionade24 4mo agoThis only is an attractive offer if you don't commute by rail & the country/ticket area is small enough to make avoidance of the peak hours feasible.
- dredmorbius 4mo agoI hope it's obvious that the whole idea of an off peak ticketing option is to encourage non-commute transit usage. That is when excess capacity exists. Commuters would pay normal (non-discounted) commute-time rates, though often other incentive programmes exist, varying by locale. From HN discussion and information elsewhere (including the NL rail site itself), so long as a trip begins off-peak, the off-peak rates apply: Please note: the time you check in determines whether you will travel with a discount. <https://www.ns.nl/en/season-tickets/dal-vrij https://www.ns.nl/en/season-tickets/dal-vrij> (see FAQs section) Other systems may of course vary, but typically trip start / time of ticket purchase / time of ticket check determines the applicable rate.