What are the relevant passenger rights in case of international train travel in Europe?
What are the relevant passenger rights in case of international train travel in Europe? In my experience, railway carriers are often quite poor at informing travellers of their rights; people believe those rights depend on the flexibility of the ticket, but it does not depend on ticket type. The rights can not be signed away.
I am aware of the following two documents:
COTIF CIV, Uniform Rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Passengers by Rail (CIV), in any of the COTIF CIV signatories
REGULATION (EC) No 1371/2007 OF THE EUROPEAN - EUR-Lex inside the European Union (and probably some other countries like Switzerland, Norway, ...).
In addition, surely each country and each carrier has its own regulations, but do any other relevant international treaties exist within Europe?
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Why is train travel so popular throughout Europe?
Rail systems are so popular in Europe because they can get loads of passengers to their respective destinations en masse \u2014 with much less of an impact on the environment. National governments, looking to reduce carbon emissions and put pro-environmental policy into practice, subsidize or own entire rail networks.What are the advantages of rail in Europe?
Nearly every city has a station and most of them are served by trains multiple times per day. On domestic routes many trains run hourly if not more often. With European rail travel, check-in simply means getting on the train. No need to arrive hours in advance, remove your shoes or walk through a metal detector.What happens if my train is delayed and I miss a connection?
Missed connection Advance tickets are valid only for a specific train. However if you miss the train because the connecting train on which you started your journey was late, then the train operator will accept your ticket on the next available train.Traveling soon? Check your passenger rights
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