Platform ticket
A platform ticket , also platform ticket , platform ticket or in Austria Perron card or Perron Billet called, is a special document in rail traffic . It also allows people to enter areas of a train station separated by platform barriers who do not intend to travel themselves and therefore do not have a valid ticket . With the help of a platform ticket, you can, for example, accompany your relatives directly to and from the platform , for example to help them carry their luggage or show them the right train or exit. The platform ticket is used during a check as proof that their owners no passenger is and therefore does not fare evasion can be accused. Platform tickets are either issued at a low symbolic price, i.e. they cost significantly less than the cheapest ticket, or are even free . Platform tickets are usually canceled by punching or stamping when entering the platform area and are valid for one or two hours. They were handed in at an early stage using special self-service machines , long before ticket machines became established .
history
Germany
The sale of platform tickets began in the early days of the railroad, when the new mode of transport attracted large numbers of spectators, which led to crowding and unrest on the platforms, so that travelers had difficulty getting to the train and accidents were easy. In addition, many railway companies still had compartment cars at the time where the conductors had to climb from compartment to compartment and from one car to the next using a step while driving to the ticket control, which was very dangerous, especially when the speed increased. Therefore, the tickets were checked at the platform barrier before departure and the aim was to limit the number of people entering the platform without intent to travel.
In Germany , platform tickets initially cost ten, later twenty pfennigs . Lenin is ascribed the following saying:
"If these Germans want to storm a train station, they first buy a platform ticket!"
The platform tickets usually disappeared together with the platform barriers, which means that the platform conductors or barrier conductors were also omitted. An exception was the Berlin-Zoologischer Garten train station in West Berlin , where platform tickets were sold for one D-Mark until 1987. The special cards for using the station tunnel in Hanover's main train station were a special feature. They were given out free of charge so that passengers could get to the redemption counter there at night when the ticket office in the main hall was closed.
In the Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (VGN) the platform tickets were only abolished after the turn of the millennium; in September 2003 they were still part of the tariff regulations.
Until July 31, 2019, the Munich Transport and Tariff Association (MVV) also offered platform tickets for 0.40 euros for S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations. The cards had to be stamped by yourself, they were valid for one hour from stamping . In 2008, a total of 25,907 platform tickets were sold within the MVV. The press office reported around 16,200 platform tickets sold in 2009, compared with 18,929 in 2012.
The Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) is the last remaining German transport association with platform tickets: "Demarcated railway areas (" areas requiring a ticket ") may only be entered with a valid ticket or platform card. The platform ticket at a price of 0.30 euros entitles you to enter the ticket-requiring area of the stop at which it was purchased within one hour of being issued. ”Between 2011 and 2016, around 8,000 platform tickets were sold annually in the HVV tariff area. The proceeds were between 2000 and 3000 euros. The underground station with the highest number of platform tickets sold between 2011 and March 2017 is Horner Rennbahn . During this period, 1727 platform tickets were bought here. In 2017, 7929 cards were purchased in the tariff zone. In December 2019, the HVV lowered the price of a platform ticket from 30 cents to 10 cents.
Switzerland
Since platform closures were never common in Switzerland or were only used in exceptional cases for major events or on public holidays, platform tickets are also a rarity. In the SBB Historic collection , however, there is a machine that was able to issue platform tickets designated as such . In Switzerland, however, a platform ticket is a ticket that can be bought on the platform before the train departs .
Austria
In the Viennese light rail is the cheapest price category to ten served Heller at the same time as Perron map.
Japan
Platform tickets are still available in Japan at manned stations at prices ranging from 140 to 170 ¥ (1.15 to 1.40 EUR) for adults. You authorize you to enter the platform of the respective station for two hours. However, the stationary trains may not be entered. Some major Japan Railways stations even sell "Monthly Platform Tickets" at ¥ 4,540 and ¥ 5,030.
Great Britain
At some National Rail stations, platform tickets are still sold for £ 0.10 and are valid for one hour.
Poland
In Poland, platform tickets were abolished in the 1980s.
India
In India, platform tickets are sold for ten rupees (0.13 EUR) and are valid for two hours.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ MVG defends platform ticket, article in the Oberbayerischen Volksblatt of November 12, 2018, online at ovb-heimatzeitungen.de, accessed on April 13, 2019
- ↑ Closing of business, platform ticket & Co - constant trouble at MVV and MVG: What annoys the Münchner , article in the evening newspaper from February 6, 2019, online at abendzeitung-muenchen.de, accessed on April 13, 2019
- ↑ Lenin and the platform map , in: Richard Deiss : The Eskimo at the Westbahnhof: Small stories about 111 train stations in the Alpine countries. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2011, ISBN 978-3-8423-7425-6 , p. 46; limited preview in Google Book search
- ↑ MVV tariff system platform ticket ( Memento from September 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Strange parking ticket in Munich: 40 euros for two croissants , tz.de.
- ↑ Andreas Schubert: The MVV is abolishing the platform ticket . In: sueddeutsche.de . July 5, 2019, ISSN 0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed July 5, 2019]).
- ↑ Munich platform ticket abolished
- ↑ Tariff Regulations / Conditions of Carriage ( page no longer available , search in web archives ), p. 6 (PDF file; 2.86 MB)
- ↑ FAQ of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund ( Memento from August 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Printed matter 21/10881 of the Hamburg citizenship
- ↑ Jens Meyer-Wellmann: Platform ticket - a relic becomes a political issue. In: Abendblatt.de. January 4, 2018, accessed April 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Printed matter 21/18614 of the Hamburg citizenship
- ^ A b Barbara Habermacher: Machine for the issue of platform tickets . SBB Historic. December 10, 2015. Accessed May 5, 2019.
- ↑ SBB introduces platform ticket . In: Bieler Tagblatt . June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ Advertisement for the Vienna Stadtbahn from 1902
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- ^ Guidelines for rail enthusiasts