Paragraph 1
Public transport is an important
of many peoples' lives. We need it to go to work, visit family and friends, go
and go about our
business. However, in many countries, trains, buses and subways are very
. A new scheme in Germany has been launched to make getting around
. Transport companies have got together to create the Germany Ticket. This allows people who buy it to use all
and regional transportation across the
for just 49 euros ($53.90) a month. The ticket is
for all forms of public transport in Germany except for long-distance
trains. More than three million tickets were sold on the day of the
.