Park and rail

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The term Park and rail ( Engl. "Parking and train ride") describes a link principle in the transport planning . At the junction (usually a long-distance train station), travelers can park their vehicle on reserved parking spaces and continue their journey by train. In contrast to the park-and-ride principle , however, this offer is limited to long-distance traffic and is usually offered by transport companies as an additional chargeable service (similar to the park-and-fly principle ). Advantages for the user are the elimination of the need to search for a parking space as well as a quick and easy transfer from the car to the train.

This concept has been implemented in the Federal Republic of Germany since 1972 under the name “ Parking and Travel ”.

conditions

Linking cars and long-distance trains generally makes sense if the following conditions are met:

  • The costs for the journey to the train station and for parking the vehicle are lower than those for a taxi.
  • The journey to the long-distance train station is not possible with public transport or only takes a lot of time.
  • The vehicle is not required at the destination.
  • Safe parking of the vehicle is possible and it is not required during the trip (for example by the partner).
  • At the end of the journey, the traveler returns to the station of departure.

deals

Several large transport companies offer their customers parking near the train station as an additional service. Park & ​​Rail is an offer from Deutsche Bahn , where Deutsche Bahn customers receive cheaper tariffs at around 50 larger train stations for a paid parking facility. Billing is based on the number of parking days (daily rate), Bahncard holders receive a discount.

The Swiss SBB and the Luxembourg Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois offer day tickets for parking under the name P + Rail and Park + Rail .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Research Society for Roads and Transport: Notes on P + R in small and medium-sized towns . FGSV Verlag, Cologne 1998, p. 8 .
  2. ↑ a b Tom Reinhold: Park & ​​Rail - An individual and macroeconomic view of interfaces between motorized individual transport and long-distance passenger rail transport . Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-7983-1713-5 , pp. 15 .
  3. ↑ a b Park & ​​Rail on bahn.de
  4. ↑ FOCUS-TEST: Focal point train station FOCUS Magazin, No. 43, 1994
  5. ↑ P + Rail ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on sbb.ch @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sbb.ch
  6. ↑ CFL parking space reservation