German city scraps public transport fees due to closure of key bridge

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2026-06-15

Cologne (dpa) - Public transport is to be free from Monday until the end of June in the western German city of Bonn as the authorities seek to ease the burden on commuters following the surprise closure of a key bridge across the Rhine. The city council decided to temporarily scrap fares on local trains, trams and buses on Thursday "to encourage as many people as possible to switch to public transport" while the Nordbrücke bridge remains closed,......

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