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Per lane
Chairman logo
Detlef Neuss
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Basic data
Alignment Transport policy

Consumer protection

distribution Germany
Establishment date March 28, 1981
Place of foundation Wuppertal
Chairman Detlef Neuss
Honorary Chairwoman Kurt Bielecki († 1999),

Karl-Peter Naumann

Deputy Stefan Barkleit , Lukas Iffländer , Jörg Bruchertseifer
Treasurer Marcel Drews
Addresses
address Friedrichstrasse 95, 10117 Berlin
Website www.pro-bahn.de
structure
Members approx. 4000
structure Federal association, 11 regional associations
Memberships ApS , EPF , vzbv

The passenger association Pro Bahn e. V. is an association for the purpose of the interests of passengers of public transport to represent.

According to its statutes , the passenger association, which operates throughout Germany, is politically and economically independent and politically neutral, works on a voluntary basis and pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes.

In 2016, the Pro Bahn passenger association had around 4,000 members nationwide. The highest organ is the Federal Association Day, which meets as an assembly of delegates at least once a year. The central address of Pro Bahn is in Berlin , the member administration is in Munich .

In Austria and Switzerland there are also associations that call themselves “Pro Bahn” and that represent comparable positions. They are called Pro Bahn Switzerland or per track .

history

Federal Chairperson
Term of office Surname
1981-1989 Paul-Heinz Straka
1989-1996 Kurt Bielecki
1996-2012 Karl-Peter Naumann
2012-2016 Jörg Bruchertseifer
since 2016 Detlef Neuss

The Pro Bahn passenger association was founded in 1981 under the direction of Paul-Heinz Straka in Wuppertal as a registered association and is now organized as a federal association, in 11 regional associations and numerous regional associations and district groups. The headquarters of the federal association used to be in Bonn . The 2015 Bundesverbandstag in Bremen decided to move the headquarters to Berlin . At the same time, new statutes for the federal association were adopted, which resulted in a comprehensive restructuring of the internal structures. In 2017, major changes to the statutes were passed at the Federal Association Day in Wiesbaden .

The association caused a stir, among other things, through a conflict with Deutsche Bahn about the new price system in 2003. In the course of the dispute, Hartmut Mehdorn sued Karl-Peter Naumann for statements that were damaging to the business.

Main topics

According to the statutes are the purposes of the association

  • consumer advice on cheap travel options and passenger rights and participation in public discussions on passenger issues and participation in committees such as passenger advisory boards;
  • promoting popular education through lectures, publications, etc .;
  • the promotion of functional and for everyone attractive public transport in the interest of the general public and environmental protection
  • in collaboration with its subdivisions and other organizations.

The main focus of the current activity is the topics

  • better information for passengers , especially in the event of operational disruptions and across different operators,
  • Clearer and more reliable distribution channels, also for the "decriminalization of customers willing to pay",
  • optimal linking of the rail services through the Germany cycle ,
  • Infrastructure expansion, especially multi-track expansion, electrification and line reactivation
  • Use of investment funds for area-wide expansion instead of large projects such as Stuttgart 21
  • In 2014 the association spoke out in favor of the increased use of video surveillance at train stations in order to "increase the passengers' feeling of security".

Successes in which the passenger association Pro Bahn was involved were, for example

activities

Pro-Bahn information booth

The active Pro Bahn members work on a voluntary basis in various forms of action.

Consumer advice

The Pro Bahn passenger association advises consumers on inexpensive travel options and informs them about the advantages of public transport. The passengers are addressed with public relations work , trips and excursions , lecture events , regular passenger tables , information booths and machine training.

Passenger suggestion box

The suggestion box is available for complaints, inquiries and suggestions from passengers , an important basis for the work of the association, which forwards specific complaints to the responsible transport companies or arbitration boards.

Publications

As a members' magazine, which is also available for sale , the Passenger ( ISSN  0941-3227 ) has been published quarterly since 2002 , the successor to the Pro-Bahn-Zeitung published from 1981 to 2001. Since 2013, the print edition has been supplemented by the passenger current newsletter , which is aimed particularly at decision-makers in politics, transport companies and administration. Numerous regional subdivisions issue their own publications.

The website www.pro-bahn.de offers information on the association itself and its work as well as information for passengers.

Representation of passenger interests with decision makers

The Pro Bahn passenger association negotiates with transport companies , authorities and politicians. The association uses its Germany-wide expertise and networking with the European Passenger Association (EPF) to show those responsible for positive future-oriented examples in public transport.
Representatives of the association are represented in passenger advisory boards and similar advisory bodies.

Public transport mobility card

On the 25th anniversary of the BahnCard , which was introduced in 1992 by the Deutsche Bundesbahn and Deutsche Reichsbahn , the Passenger Association demanded: "The Federal Government must set the course for sustainable ecological public transport" to convert the BahnCard into a nationwide public transport mobility card with uniform rules for regional transport to expand.

Media work

The Pro Bahn passenger association regularly issues media releases and takes a stance on passenger issues on radio and television.
He publishes regularly on Facebook and Twitter.

Passenger price

Pro Bahn has been awarding the passenger price since 2005, with which personalities and institutions are honored for their exemplary commitment to the needs of passengers.

Regional breakdowns

In all federal states there are regional associations that are divided into regional associations (in Bavaria district groups). Often there are other local groups within the regional associations.

Participation in associations

Pro Bahn works with friendly organizations. The association is a member

Passenger safety

Forsa surveys

The passenger association takes part in the annual polls of the opinion research institute Forsa about the feeling of security of the passengers. The representative survey about the safety perception of customers in trains and buses according to their fears. They are also asked about the preferred means of increasing their sense of security in vehicles and at train stations. The issue of the ban on alcohol on the trains is also a question for travelers.

Project security

In 2012, Naumann, the chairman of the association at the time, wanted to work as a consultant for Deutsche Bahn on security issues as soon as he left the board, which led to criticism inside and outside the association. As a result, both sides broke off the negotiations.

This finally resulted in the "Security for employees and passengers of transport companies" project, which was started in August 2013, a joint project of the railway and transport union , Pro Bahn and the police union under the management of the IMU Institute . It should run until March 2016 and provide information on how to achieve greater safety and a higher feeling of safety in public transport. For the part of Pro Bahn it is headed by Karl-Peter Naumann. The project is financed from the Social Security Fund, a joint institution of the collective bargaining parties. According to media reports, the funds of the fund are almost entirely financed by Deutsche Bahn.

Critics saw the association's independence at risk through the financing of this project. After months of controversy in this matter, the deputy federal chairman Heiner Monheim , who had been in office since March 24, 2012, resigned in January 2013. In March 2013, a large majority of the delegates at the Pro-Bahn-Bundesverbandstag 2013 approved the project.

The project finally started in August 2013. In February and March 2014, public kick-off events were held with the participation of the rail and transport union and the police union.

The project was completed on schedule in March 2016. All project partners rated the results, materials and content from all work packages as good. As an overall assessment of subjective security, it was stated that social concern would only be aroused in exceptional situations and would quickly be lost, that harassment and bullying led to enormous burdens for employees, but were often viewed as normal and that the issue of security continues to exist in companies is insufficiently anchored.

Politics and criticism

Politically, the association positions itself differently at the federal level than the state associations Berlin-Brandenburg and Hesse. These regional associations are members of the Alliance Rail for All , which publishes the "Alternative Annual Reports" for Deutsche Bahn every year.

Awards

On June 18, 2017, the German Consumer Protection Foundation awarded the Passenger Association the 2017 Federal Consumer Protection Prize in the Projects category. This award is largely due to the activities during the tenure of Karl-Peter Naumann and Jörg Bruchertseifer.

literature

  • Jansen, Holger: Passenger Associations in Germany . In: Schiefelbusch, Martin; Hans-Liudger Dienel (Ed.): Customer interests in public transport. Consumer protection and consumer participation . Series of publications for traffic and technology. Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin, 2009, ISBN 978-3-503-11009-4 . Pp. 201-209.

Web links

Commons : Pro Bahn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Articles of Association of Pro Bahn (PDF, 75 kB)
  2. ↑ PRO BAHN federal board . Pro Bahn website, accessed November 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Bus and train drivers get a lobby . In: Bonner Generalanzeiger, city edition Bonn . December 29, 1984, p. 4 .
  4. ↑ Mehdorn of all people becomes the airport boss . Braunschweiger Zeitung (online), March 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ Pro Bahn: Don't criminalize customers willing to pay. November 25, 2014, accessed May 20, 2020 .
  6. ↑ 100,000 fare dodgers per year in Göttingen. Retrieved May 20, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Manuel Bewarder: Video surveillance for ten endangered train stations . In: THE WORLD . December 7, 2014 ( welt.de [accessed May 19, 2020]).
  8. ↑ Bavarian Public Transport Prize 2012 . Press release from the Bavarian Railway Company.
  9. ↑ Pro Bahn expects improvements ( Memento from February 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Bayerischer Rundfunk from November 28, 2013.
  10. ↑ "PRO BAHN achieves family-friendly offer" , press release from June 26, 2014.
  11. ↑ ZDB -ID 2071483-X
  12. ↑ ZDB -ID 913521-2
  13. ^ Website of Fahrgast aktuell
  14. ^ PRO BAHN: regional newsletters on the Pro-Bahn website
  15. ^ Positive step by DB Passenger Information Media release Pro Bahn Passenger Association, April 2, 2019
  16. ↑ BahnCard is celebrating the 25th - where is it going? Press release Pro Bahn passenger association, October 1, 2017
  17. ^ List of media releases from the Federal Association , media releases from the regional divisions
  18. ↑ Passenger price: Award by the Pro Bahn passenger association on the Pro Bahn website
  19. ↑ "Travelers want video, more staff and a ban on alcohol" press release from April 1, 2014.
  20. ^ "Better feeling of security in public transport 2013" press release of May 29, 2013
  21. ↑ "Forsa survey: How safe does public transport feel?" ( Memento from July 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Press conference on April 1, 2014
  22. ↑ a b Thomas Wüpper: The internal dispute among the railway critics is escalating . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung . January 16, 2013, p. 9 ( online ).
  23. ↑ a b c Daniela Kuhr: Scandal at Pro Bahn . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . January 16, 2013, ISSN  0174-4917 , p. 17 ( online ).
  24. ↑ Security project started . Press release from September 26, 2013.
  25. ^ Fund for social security (ed.): "We about us" . Website.
  26. ^ Josef Otto Freudenreich: Derailed per train . In: Context: weekly newspaper , January 26, 2013, p. 1.
  27. ↑ Vice of Passenger Association throws down . Spiegel online , January 16, 2013.
  28. ↑ PRO BAHN federal board . Website, accessed on October 23, 2013.
  29. ↑ PRO BAHN board again complete . Press release from March 10, 2013.
  30. ^ Website for the Security Project at the Social Security Fund
  31. ^ Report by the police union on the security launch event on February 5, 2014 in Cologne
  32. ↑ The project safety in rail traffic was successfully completed . Press release from March 18, 2016.
  33. ↑ Railway for everyone
  34. ↑ Federal Consumer Protection Award 2017
  35. ↑ Passenger association PRO BAHN receives the Federal Consumer Protection Award 2017