Will the train come or not? Is there enough time to make the next connection? The German Transport Club (VCD) is putting public transport to the test with an online survey. (Photo: © Verena S. Ulbrich/DHB)
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June 2026
The German Transport Club (VCD) puts buses and trains to the test with its "Public Transport Mobility Check". Passengers from all over Germany can participate in the online survey.
three years Deutschlandticket: On this occasion, the German Transport Club (VCD) with the "Public transport mobility check" one nationwide online surveyin order to reduce local public transport (Public transport) to take a closer look.
"We want to know how public transport works, where it works and where it falters - in fact from the customer's point of view," explains Alexander Kaas Elias, Public transport expert of the VCD. "Only when connectivity in the city and in rural areas is guaranteed can the Public transport "become an alternative to the car."
Are train connections unreliable or inconvenient? Is getting to work, school, or the doctor feasible by bus and train? And what needs to change to make public transport an attractive alternative to the car for more people? The VCD (German Association for Transport Policy) investigates these questions with its mobility check.
"We want Find out where things need to improve, where things are going well, and where others can take a leaf out of the book."Kaas Elias continued, "We will use the results to put pressure on for better connections and more frequent service."
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️️ Those interested can participate in the online survey here until June 30, 2026. 📝
"We demand more investment in public transport to make it more efficient. Only then can buses and trains run more reliably and frequently, including on new routes." The goal of the VCD is the Mobility guarantee for all", said Kaas Elias.
All further information about the public transport mobility check and the German Transport Club can be found on the VCD website.
Since its founding in 1986, the VCD for climate-friendly, environmentally sound, safe and healthy mobility One of the association's main goals is to move away from cars and towards more walking, cycling, bus and train travel.
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