Editing Interrail (section)

==Timeline==
{{anchor|History}}
[[File:Interrail1982.jpg|thumb|alt=German rail pass|1982 Interrail pass]]

* Late 1800s: The [[Thomas Cook]] travel agency began offering "round tickets" to tourists looking to travel throughout Europe. 
* Early 1900s: Several European rail operators began offering "Rundreise" tickets on their railroads in order to encourage tourism. 
* 1912: The international Rundreise System included France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, the Balkan States, Turkey, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Tickets required a minimum of 600 km / 373 Miles for 60 days travel and up to 5,000 km over 120 days. <ref> Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide and Gereral Handbook Illustrate with local and other Maps, Special Edition, 3/6, 1912</ref>  
* 1959: The Eurail Pass was introduced to encourage tourism for passengers from outside of Europe. 
* 1972: Interrail Pass began, limited to travellers age 21 or younger. It covered 21 countries: [[Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[Denmark]], [[East Germany]], [[Finland]], [[France]], [[West Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Hungary]], [[Ireland]], [[Italy]], [[Luxembourg]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Sweden]], [[Switzerland]], [[United Kingdom]], and [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]. The price in the [[United Kingdom]] was £27.50 for one month's travel.
* 1973: UK price increased to £33.00
* 1976: The age limit for the pass was raised to 23; it was raised again to 26 in 1979.
* 1979: Interrail Senior, for travellers over 65, was introduced.
* 1982: The six-month residency requirement was introduced.
* 1985: Some [[ferry]] services were included.
[[File:Boat train at Victoria station - geograph.org.uk - 1129401.jpg|thumb|alt=Young woman with a backpack boarding a train|1985 Interrail traveller at [[London Victoria railway station|London Victoria]]]]
* 1989: An adult offer was introduced in the Nordic countries, with 265 adult passengers in the first year.
* 1991: The [[History of post-Soviet Russia|end of the Soviet Union]] led to expansion of the Interrail zone, and an adult offer was introduced in the UK.
* 1994: Twenty-nine of the 33 present-day countries are included (all except Bosnia-Herzegovina); the IRC{{clarify|date=March 2019|reason=What does this acronym mean?}} has seven zones, with Zone D including Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Yugoslavia.
* 1998: Interrail passes become available to all ages, with fares based on age. The eight-zone system is established, omitting Bosnia-Herzegovina.
* 2001: The Eurail Group is formed, taking over marketing and management of Interrail and Eurail.
* 2005: Bosnia-Herzegovina joins the IRC.
* 2007: On April 1, the [[Eurail]] Group takes over all Interrail Pass products; zone system replaced with Interrail Global Pass (30 participating countries) and One Country Pass range. Eurodomino discontinued.
* 2013: Launch of the Rail Planner app
* 2015: Eurail and Interrail align their logos; Greek Islands Pass introduced.
* 2017: Youth fare age limit raised to 27.
* 2018: Turkey and Serbia join Eurail One-country Pass. Czech Republic and Poland join Eurail two-country select pass.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurailgroup.org/|title=Eurail Group G.I.E. Homepage|website=Eurail Group G.I.E.|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-14}}</ref>
* 2019: 1st and 2nd class are available for all products (except Greek Islands domestic). Furthermore, Lithuanian Railways join Interrail. The New Greek Islands Pass is now also valid for 5 domestic trips and increases to 53 islands. It was announced that [[Rail Delivery Group|railway operators in the United Kingdom]] would cease participation in the scheme after a dispute, however this decision was promptly reversed. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49281776|title=UK to stay in Interrail scheme after U-turn|date=2019-08-08|access-date=2019-08-08|language=en-GB}}</ref>
* 2020: Estonia and Latvia join Interrail.
* 2022: Interrail and Eurail introduce a new joint logo along with a brand identity refresh.