The discount given to students for public (urban), railway and naval transport on the Romanian territory has now increased from 50% to 90%, and the maximum age increased from 26 to 30 under the effects of the New Education Law (199/2023) promulgated on July 5.
The information was made public on the Facebook page of the Romanian Authority for Rail Reform (ARF).
Students can travel second-class with this significant discount.
According to the ARF, before Law 199/2023, it paid subsidies to railway operators in the amount of RON 74.5 million for 3.6 million trips made in 2021, RON 56 million for 3 million trips made in 2022, and RON 31.5 million for 1.5 million trips made in the first half of 2023.
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