Everything over passenger traffic in Germany
Which must be considered during the price structuring
The price structuring (tariff) in the passenger traffic
© Uwe Losse last updating 2006-10-17
The kilometer tariff in the OEPN
Zone tariffs in the OEPNV
Automizableness of tariffs in the passenger traffic
Tariff licensing procedure in the OEPNV
Tariff licensing procedure in the SPNV
The price structuring in the passenger traffic happens in the suburban traffic over tariffs, from one Authorizing agency to be approved must. In the Tarifgestaltung are different things (Pupil season tickets in the ÖPNV) of the legislator demanded or are promoted. Other things (steering of the traffic streams) lie in the interest of of the Transporting enterprise.
With the kilometer tariff all distances between the stops are determined and defined as tariff kilometers. These tariff kilometers form the basis for those Price calculation. The salesman looks first in that Price of transportation board after the distance between A and B and after he determined the tariff kilometers, e.g. 10 tariff kilometers, he looks up the desired ticket (Monatskarte, weekly ticket, single ticket) for the price stage 10 and determines so the price of transportation.
The zone tariffs became generally accepted in Germany and to form today in the traffic groups the basis for the price calculation. With zone tariff several stops and critical points in an area are together seized to a tariff place and for those Price calculation as one point of tariff regards. Zone tariff is based thus on mixing prices.
A very important point is the automation of tariffs in the passenger traffic. Only if a tariff is salesable into sale by private contract equipment, on-board computer (ticket printer), ticket automat or over Internet, the modern transporting enterprises can or Traffic groups your selling accomplish. The number of transporting enterprises, your ticket sales not over a modern PC will always accomplish less.
The prices of transportation (transport-repay) and the tariff conditions and transport conditions can be specified by the enterprises independently, had the enterprises the tariff sovereignty for that licensed line way. For that Road passenger traffic are the legal Basic conditions (traffic with streetcars, Overhead line buses and force buses) in Transportation of human beings law defines. Thus those Nevertheless to be arbitrarily specified, the legislator in §39 does not have prices of transportation of the Transportation of human beings law (PBefG) that Licensing procedure fixed for the tariff.
In the rail local passenger traffic (SPNV) in a general manner the same legal basic conditions apply as in the laws to the road passenger traffic. The SPNV takes however a privileged position. To railways applies not the transportation of human beings law (PBefG) separates the general railway law (AEG). Although in contents substantial agreements are present, the regulations the specialized law existing for the respective Verkehrsträger must be naturally considered. In the Eisenbahnverkehr other authorizing agencies are to be addressed and others To furnish editions from the railway transport enterprises to.