Germany to initiate 49-euro nationwide transport ticket
BERLIN, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Starting May, travelers in Germany will be able to use local public transport and trains anywhere within the country for 49 euros (53 U.S. dollars) a month.
"We have cleared the way for the Deutschlandticket," Oliver Krischer, who was chairing a meeting of transport ministers from the federal states on Thursday, told a press conference after the event.
The heavily subsidized t