Everything over passenger traffic in Germany
Conveyance for the public passenger traffic
Contribution in the public passenger traffic (OEPNV and SPNV)
© Uwe Losse last updating 2006-10-14
The traffic market in Germany and the subsidies given by the national places and allowances are based to a large extent on in the Basic Law embodied “existence leading concern”. Although European Union - right and since the center of the 90's - years privatisation and regionalization beginning some grown structures change that, the traffic market remains still stable in the basic structure.
Each traffic selling receives, if it fulfills the conditions necessary for Promotions and balance achievements of the federation or of the Lands of the Federal Republic. In the today's time it became usual, that the traffic groups or the Zweckverbände (rail passenger traffic) for the respective traffic infrastructure likewise subsidies for the transporting enterprises grant.
The Word “subsidy” is not gladly seen in the traffic industry, Outstanding ones know the difference between conveyances, Balance achievements, Advertisements and subsidies however often do not understand. Here I would like to use the term as comprehensive term for any payment of national place.
Subsidy pupil traffic
After the transportation of human beings law (§45 PBefG) the transporting enterprises are obligated, to grant for pupils and training a special reduction. This reduction amounts to 75% of the price for a “regular ticket”. Meant is thereby in practice, that a pupil monthly map approx. 3/4 of the price of a Monatskarte to cost may.
Sample calculation of subsidy pupil traffic
The formula for the computation the amount which can be paid from the responsible authorizing agency to reads:
((Cases of transport x MRW x cost set) - incomes)/ 2 = balancing amount
Severely disabled one
After the social legislation (SGB part of IX) (left to the pdf - Download) the free transport of severely disabled ones is regulated (in former times §62 of the SchwbG). Afterwards the transporting enterprises are obligated, To carry forward severely disabled one with a valid severely disabled document of identification free of charge in accordance with the entries in the severely disabled document of identification.
Investment conveyance
The law over financial assistances of the federation for the improvement of traffic conditions of the municipalities (GVFG, here Download) permits a Bezuschussung for the procurement of vehicles and operating yards (investment conveyances) to the transporting enterprises.
Promotion due contract
Transporting enterprises can receive from third subsidy payments (balance achievements). With third it can itself around the country, Zweckverbände, the municipalities, the group (groups) or school cost objective act.
Subsidy railway
The public local passenger traffic must be ensured after the regionalization law (RegG) due to the precaution for existence by the legislator for the population.