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This should be a standard scheme all across Europe. Given the high population density and relatively short distances - such a scheme would greatly reduce congestion and provide a cheaper way of transport (apart from reducing dependency). This scheme should be made permanent.

The lack of access to high speed ICE trains is a hinderance. There should be a way a 9Euro ticket allows access to ICE trains twice a week with advanced booking.

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I appreciate the submission but can you please pick a different username? Celebrity names are a variant of trollish usernames [1], and we don't allow those on HN [2] because they subtly troll every thread they post to. Inevitably this leads to low-value off-topic stuff.

We've learned from experience to just deal with the problem early, so I've temporarily banned this account. If you'd like to pick a neutral, non-trollish username, we can change it for you and unban it.

[1] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

[2] https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...

What if someone has same name as some "celebrity"?

We'll figure it out.

HN implodes and disappears in a puff of logic. So don't tell such people about HN.

"We are sorry to inform you, but a big multi billion dollar company has selected a snipped of your video/music/name and registered it within our copyright/trademark system. Therefor we will automatically delete all of your content and sue you for one hundred million dollars in damages on their behalf!"

Dang sounds like a copyright/trademark troll to me! Really disappointed that they allow something like that here.

Edit: I only know graham crackers?! But I guess that's not it?

> The lack of access to high speed ICE trains is a hinderance.

The ICEs are already quite overcrowded without the 9 Euro ticket though, at least during "prime time" (weekdays in the mornings and early evenings, and at the start and end of weekends). Adding more trains may also be problematic because (1) those trains probably don't exist yet, and (2) the trains are mostly already on 1hr interval which is probaly hard to increase.

Even regional trains are often crowded at regular prices, which is particularly problematic given there's still a pandemic and noncompliance with the mask rules on trains is high. I don't imagine wanting to take advantage of the almost-free travel except at odd times of day when demand is low.

> There should be a way a 9Euro ticket allows access to ICE trains twice a week with advanced booking.

We'll finance expensive high-speed train infrastructure with 9-Euro-Tickets. Very funny.

As someone who just made the switch from planes to trains (I regularly travel on an inner-german route where planes do make sense): If the hordes would invade ICEs, I would go back to the airport. Long-distance rail is over-encumbered as it stands, and more people means less reliability.

> "such a scheme would greatly reduce congestion"

It might reduce congestion on roads, but would greatly increase congestion on trains. And many are full already!

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