Germany aims to secure billions for railway tickets by 2026
The German government has confirmed its commitment to the Germany ticket, a transportation pass that aims to strengthen public local transport nationwide and make it more attractive for the population. According to a pending bill to amend the Regionalisation Act, as reported by the news magazine Politico, both the federal government and the states will continue to support the Germany ticket in the year 2026.
The total funding for the Germany ticket in 2026, as per the bill, is expected to be 3 billion euros. The federal government has earmarked funds of 1.5 billion euros for this purpose, while the states are also expected to contribute an equivalent amount.
The bill, which aims to facilitate the continuation of the Germany ticket beyond the year 2025, as agreed in the coalition agreement, is part of the federal budget plans. The budget draft includes continued funding for the Deutschlandticket, alongside priorities like social housing and daycare.
While the exact breakdown of how much the Federal Government versus the individual German states will each contribute to the Germany ticket funding in 2026 is not provided in the recent budget proposals and news coverage, the bill states that both parties will each provide 1.5 billion euros towards the financing of the Germany ticket.
The total federal budget for 2026 is around €520.5 billion, with a focus on record investments including transport infrastructure (€33.7 billion total), though specific earmarks for the Germany ticket within this are not specified.
In summary, while the bill to continue Germany ticket funding in 2026 is included in the federal budget plans, detailed breakdowns of how much the Federal Government versus the individual German states will each contribute are not provided in the information available from recent budget proposals and news coverage. Nonetheless, the commitment to the Germany ticket beyond the year 2025, specifically for the year 2026, has been confirmed by the pending bill to amend the Regionalisation Act.
- The federal government and the states will collectively invest 3 billion euros in the Germany ticket in 2026, as stated in the pending bill to amend the Regionalisation Act.
- The amended Regionalisation Act confirms the commitment of both the federal government and the states to support the Germany ticket in the finance and transportation industries.
- The Germany ticket, a public-transit pass, is among the priorities in the federal budget plans for 2026, alongside social housing and daycare, demonstrating a focus on strengthening local business and industries.
