Public transport fares will remain the same in 2025
Published: Tuesday, Mar 26th 2024, 13:00
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The Alliance Swisspass has decided not to increase public transport fares in the coming year. The reason for this is the increase in travelers, which will have a financially relieving effect on public transport companies in the short term. This was decided by the Strategy Council of the Alliance Swisspass at a meeting on March 22 of this year.
The industry association Alliance Swisspass announced on Tuesday that attractive offers should encourage a shift from private motorized transport to public transport. The focus is on simpler and more sustainable use of public transport.
The "31Days" challenge, for example, is one approach to getting more people from private transport interested in public transport, wrote Alliance Swisspass. In April, 1000 drivers in Winterthur ZH will have the opportunity to give up their own car for a month in return for a free trial GA, an e-bike and access to the Mobility car-sharing fleet. The project is supported by the Alliance Swisspass and the city of Winterthur, among others.
Last year, a test involving 100 people in the Bern area showed that around 90 percent of participants used their cars more consciously after the test. A third of the cars were sold during or after the test.
Inflation increased prices for 2024
The last time prices were increased was at the timetable change at the end of 2023. At that time, the average increase across the entire range was 3.7%. The prices for 1st and 2nd class GA travelcards rose by 3.5% in each case. Standard fare tickets, day and multiple-journey tickets and class changes rose by 4.2 percent. The half-fare travelcard for adults also became more expensive.
Prices remained the same for the Half-Fare travelcard for young people, supersaver, children's and school day passes, Junior and Children's Co-travelcards and the dog and luggage range. The industry association justified the higher prices at the time with an increased range and inflation. Added to this were savings plans by the federal government.
Public transport prices at national level had previously remained stable for seven years. This was the longest period without a public transport fare increase. In 2022 - the last time prices did not rise - the industry wanted to win back lost customers after the coronavirus pandemic.
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