#52026PC0233EU proposal to strengthen rail passenger rights for single-ticket journeys
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The proposal would strengthen protections for rail passengers who buy one journey involving several train operators, especially on long-distance and cross-border routes. It targets cases where passengers buy a trip in one transaction but do not receive the full protections of a through-ticket under current EU rules. Passengers who miss a connection because of a delay or cancellation would be more clearly protected for the whole journey. Rail operators and booking platforms would need to manage multi-operator tickets in a way that gives travelers more reliable rights to assistance, rerouting, reimbursement, and compensation.
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Key Changes
- Expands protection for passengers buying single-transaction rail journeys involving multiple operators
- Aims to cover missed connections caused by delays or cancellations across the whole journey
- Pushes rail operators and booking platforms toward clearer duties on assistance, rerouting, reimbursement, and compensation
Obligations
What this law requires
Rail operators and booking platforms must manage tickets for multi-operator rail journeys purchased in a single transaction so that passengers are protected for the entire journey as a single ticket/through-ticket arrangement.
Where a passenger misses a connection on a multi-operator rail journey because of a delay or cancellation, rail operators and booking platforms must ensure the passenger has access to assistance for the whole journey.
Where a passenger misses a connection on a multi-operator rail journey because of a delay or cancellation, rail operators and booking platforms must ensure the passenger has access to re-routing rights for the whole journey.
Where a passenger misses a connection on a multi-operator rail journey because of a delay or cancellation, rail operators and booking platforms must ensure the passenger has access to reimbursement rights for the whole journey.
Where a passenger misses a connection on a multi-operator rail journey because of a delay or cancellation, rail operators and booking platforms must ensure the passenger has access to compensation rights for the whole journey.