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Ctrip.com widens European reach to sell rail tickets in Germany

China's largest online travel operator hammers away at European ticketing monopolies

Ctrip.com has launched rail ticketing services in Germany, the third European country it has entered.

SHANGHAI - Ctrip.com, China's largest online travel operator, plans to sell rail tickets in Germany, ramping up its business in Europe where it already competes in the U.K. with KKR-backed Trainline.

The Shanghai-based group, which has a Nasdaq listing, has started offering ticketing services through TrainPal, a mobile app, in the third European market it has entered after the U.K. and Italy.

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