Okay, okay, I’m being dramatic, but damn does this piss me off. As you may know, in recent years, SBB has really doubled down on checking for tickets and handing out fines. The rule is (or so I thought) that you have to buy your ticket before entering the train, so if the train departs at 21:20 and you get in and buy your ticket as it leaves the station at 21:21, and you get checked, wham! You get hit with a fine. And, well, that’s a bit scummy but fair. I’m not losing sleep over that. But what irks me is what happened to me today, and what it means for us passengers. Today, my train was late - by nearly five minutes, mind you. I would have missed it if it were punctual, so I’m not complaining about the delay… but just an FYI: You have to buy your ticket before scheduled departure time and not before the train actually departs. What does this mean? It means that I, who arrived at the station late, ran up to the rail, bought myself a ticket with the SBB app and only then jumped onto the delayed train… was fined. Fined the same amount as if I had simply refused to buy a ticket at all. Look, to me, there’s just a clear problem here, this private business has no competition and can be as unreasonable as they want, in full knowledge that the very best anyone can do to opt out of their services is to buy a car and sit in traffic for half their life. Okay, end of rant. SBB can bite me. I’m sticking to horse & buggy from now on. submitted by /u/plazebology
Originally posted by u/plazebology on r/Switzerland