Entitled to purchase the reduced fare tickets in price group 2 are:
- 1.) Children from 6 to 14 years,
- 2) Pupils and students of public, state-approved or state-recognised private schools.
- General education schools,
- Vocational schools,
- Second-chance institutions,
- Academies and colleges with the exception of administrative academies, folk high schools and rural folk high schools,
- 3) Persons attending public schools or other educational institutions not covered by the previous paragraph, provided that they are exempt from compulsory vocational schooling due to attending such schools or educational institutions or provided that attending such schools and other private educational institutions is eligible for support under the Federal Training Assistance Act,
- 4.) Persons who attend an adult education centre or another institution of further education
Attend courses for the subsequent acquisition of the Hauptschulabschluss or Realschulabschluss, - 5.) Persons who are in a vocational training relationship within the meaning of the Vocational Training Act
or are in another contractual relationship within the meaning of § 26 of the Vocational Training Act, as well as persons who are employed in an institution outside of the company.
Vocational training within the meaning of Section 43 (2) of the Vocational Training Act, Section 36 (2) of the Crafts Code, - 6) Persons attending a state-recognised vocational preparation course,
- 7) Participants in a voluntary social year or comparable social services.
- 8) Participants in the Federal Volunteer Service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst, BFD) upon presentation of a certificate from the provider of the respective social services, valid for a maximum of one year.
- 9.) Persons who are in a vocational training relationship within the meaning of the Vocational Training Act
or in another contractual relationship within the meaning of § 26 of the Vocational Training Act
as well as persons who are employed in a facility outside the company.
Vocational training within the meaning of § 43 Para. 2 of the Vocational Training Act, § 36 Para. 2 of the
craft regulations, - 10.) Candidate civil servants in the lower and intermediate civil service as well as trainees and interns,
who have attended an administration course to qualify for authorisation as a
Candidate civil servants in the elementary or intermediate civil service must first acquire
do not receive reimbursement of travelling expenses from the administration - 11) Holders of an honorary card
- 12.) Persons who receive one of the following transfer benefits:
- Asylum seeker benefits
- Basic income support according to SGB XII
- Assistance with living expenses according to SGB XII
- Citizen's income according to SGB II (former Hartz 4, notification from Job Centre)
- Housing benefit
- Child supplement (not child benefit)
Proof required for the purchase of tickets in price group 2 per group of persons
| 1) | No proof required |
| 2), 3), 4), 5), 6), 9) | Pupil or student ID card |
| 7), 8) | Volunteer card |
| 10) | Proof by the office |
| 11) | Volunteer card |
| 12) | mobiCard |
The prerequisite for the purchase of tickets in price group 2 is the presentation of a proof of belonging to the groups of persons listed in Table 1. Recipients of transfer payments receive a personal mobiCard valid for the current calendar year after one-time presentation of proof, which can then be used as an entitlement to purchase tickets in price group 2. The validity of the mobiCard ends automatically at the end of the year. Renewal for the next calendar year is possible if transfer payments continue.
