Railway traffic regulations
The Eisenbahn-Verkehrsordnung (EVO) of September 8, 1938 is a legal provision in Germany that deals with the transport of people and luggage by public railways .
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Railway traffic regulations |
| Abbreviation: | EVO |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Administrative law , traffic law |
| References : | 934-1 |
| Original version from: | September 8, 1938 ( RGBl. II p. 663) |
| Entry into force on: | October 1, 1938 |
| New announcement from: | April 20, 1999 ( BGBl. I p. 782 ) |
| Last change by: |
Art. 9 G of November 30, 2019 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1942, 1945 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
January 1, 2020 (Art. 16 G of November 30, 2019) |
| GESTA : | C076 |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
history
The first railway traffic regulations in Germany came into force on November 15, 1892. This was subsequently replaced by regulations of the same name on October 26, 1899, December 23, 1908 and May 16, 1928, before the regulation that still applies today came into force on September 8, 1938.
Regulations
Details are dealt with under
- Transportation of people
- Exclusion from carriage. Conditional admission
- Tickets
- Entering the platforms
- Fares
- Increased fare
- Accommodation of travelers
- Non-smoking compartments
- Behavior in the event of an unscheduled stop
- Carrying hand luggage and animals
- Delay or cancellation of trains
- Fare refund
- Disagreements
- Transport of luggage
- Checking in luggage
- Packaging, labeling
- Posting, handling, baggage check
- delivery
- Liability for loss or damage
- Presumption of loss
- Maximum amount of liability if the delivery period is exceeded
- Porter, luggage storage
- Porter
- Storage of luggage
Publications
- Ernst Blume (ed.): Railway traffic regulations of September 8, 1938 with general implementation provisions by Wilhelm Weirauch (author), Werner Heinze (author). Reprint 2018, De Gruyter , Berlin / Boston 2019, ISBN 978-3-11-169457-3
Web links
Wikisource: Announcement regarding the traffic regulations for the railways of Germany. Dated November 15, 1892. - Sources and full texts
Wikisource: Notice regarding the railway traffic regulations. October 26, 1899. - Sources and full texts
