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Decree of the Ministry of Transport No. 132 / 1964 Coll., on Railway Transport Regulations — Ordinance of the Ministry of Transport on Railway Transport Regulations.

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Decree of the Ministry of Transport No. 132 / 1964 Coll. became effective 01.07.1964.

132

DECLARATION

Ministry of Transport

of 17 June 1964

on railway transport schedules

The Ministry of Transport, in agreement with the participating central authorities, provides pursuant to § 4 of Act No. 51 / 1964 Coll., on Railways, and in order to implement the relevant provisions of Civil Code No. 40 / 1964 Coll. and Economic Code No. 109 / 1964 Coll.:

ČÁST PRVNÍ

General provisions

§ 1

Scope of the railway timetable

(1) The Railway Regulations (hereinafter referred to as "the Regulations") apply to the carriage of passengers, baggage, express and mail on the railway lines of the Czechoslovak State Railways (hereinafter referred to as "the railways").

(2) The provisions of these Regulations shall apply to the carriage of consignments of vehicles, loaded or unloaded and carried by rail, unless otherwise provided in Decree No. 126 / 1964 Coll., on contact between national routes and haulage and on relations between the participating organisations (conditions).

§ 2

These Regulations lay down the rights, obligations and responsibilities of railways, passengers and transporters.

§ 3

Basic obligations of railways and transporters

The basic obligation of railways and transporters is to comply with the state transport plan. Railways and transporters are required to plan, organise and carry out transport as efficiently as possible; are required to ensure the integrity of the consignments transported and to respect the time limits set.

§ 4

Stations open for transport operations

(1) The railway will send passengers and receive and dispose of luggage, express goods and mail in stations and to stations open for the requested transport. The list of these stations with data on their shipping authorisation (hereinafter referred to as the "List of stations') shall be issued by the Ministry of Transport.

(2) The railway is established and maintained for contact with passengers and transporters at the stations of ticket dispensers, baggage and express offices, cash registers and similar facilities. Railway stations are required to inform interested parties on request of valid tariffs.

§ 5

Transaction-related actions

The railway provides various transport-related operations for transporters by prior agreement, in particular for export and import consignments under a special regulation.

§ 6

Goods excluded from transport

(1) The following are excluded from transport:

(a) substances and articles whose transport is prohibited by the laws, regulations or measures of public authorities;

(b) articles which, with their dimensions, their weight or their treatment, are not suitable for the required transport in relation to railway equipment or operating equipment or safety of operation;

(c) dangerous goods excluded from transport by tariff.

(2) If the railway finds that a consignment has been accepted for transport with goods from transport excluded, it shall detain the consignment and dispose of the goods in accordance with the provisions of the legislation or the provisions of the public authorities. If these provisions do not have such provisions and the consignment is still in the dispatch station, the railway will return it to the consignor; if the consignment is already on its way, it shall exclude it from the shipment and inform the consignor immediately, stating the reasons for the exclusion from the shipment. Paragraph 57 applies mutatis mutandis.

(3) If the consignor delivers dangerous goods excluded from transport, even correctly named, the railway selects the amount specified by the fare.

§ 7

Goods whose transport is permitted under special conditions

(1) Only under the special conditions laid down by the tariff shall it be permitted to carry:

(a) dangerous goods;

(b) dead bodies;

(c) rolling stock on own wheels;

(d) live animals;

(e) easily corruptible goods,

(f) articles the transport of which gives rise to particular difficulties due to their size, their weight or their presentation, taking into account the facilities or means of operation of the rail (exceptional consignments).

(2) The tariff provides for the progress of the railways if the conditions prescribed for the transport of dangerous goods have not been met and in which cases the amount is collected for failure to comply with these conditions.

(3) The tariff may lay down special conditions for certain shipments, in particular for transport

- some things like express,

- on narrow-track lines,

- in special construction vehicles and in transport vehicles,

- special trains,

- on the dispatching trains,

- consignments accompanied by guides,

- consignments of vehicles for which the railway takes over the loading and unloading of consignments per carrier,

- consignments on pallets, containers and other technical means.

§ 8

Transport bans. Cargo bans.

(1) When natural disasters or major accidents lead to interruption or restriction of transport, or where the urgent needs of rail traffic cannot be addressed otherwise, or where transport has been prohibited by state authorities, the railway can declare a ban on the transport of luggage or express mail or a ban on the loading of mail for certain directions or stations. Prohibitions may be declared either for all or for certain consignments only.

(2) Railways may declare a ban on the carriage of luggage or express baggage, or a ban on the loading of mail to certain stations, even if there is excessive accumulation of consignments to be landed at such stations. Such prohibitions may be declared for all consignments or only for consignments intended for individual carriers.

ČÁST DRUHÁ

Passenger, baggage and express services transport services

Oddíl I

Passenger transport

§ 9

Timetables

(1) For the carriage of passengers and baggage, trains listed in the timetable or, where applicable, trains introduced for operational reasons or to order. Trains to order can only be introduced at the request of a socialist organisation.

(2) Railways issue timetables and book timetables. The timetables shall be displayed to the extent, appropriate to local needs and local possibilities and shall normally be maintained. Stations are also required to submit book timetables on request.

(3) Timetables shall specify:

(a) the date from which the timetable applies;

(b) the names of the stations (stops), indicating their distance in km from the starting station;

(c) the type and number of the train;

(d) if the train is taken on a daily basis, throughout the period of validity of the timetable or only in part of the timetable or on certain days only,

(e) carriage class,

(f) the time of departure of the train and, in the case of major, transfer and final stations, the time of arrival and, where applicable, the main train connections;

(g) the conditions under which a passenger may use a train.

(4) The temporary limitation of regular operation or the temporary change of timetable shall be notified by means of a notice message at the station. Permanent changes to the timetable shall be notified at least 7 days before the start of their validity by issuing a press release. These corrections shall be made in a timely and legible manner in all timetables.

§ 10

Right to transport and lining and to sit

(1) The railway is obliged to transport a passenger who has a valid ticket to the destination station by the trains mentioned in the timetable.

(2) The passenger is entitled to carriage in the carriage class and the type of train for which his ticket is valid. If there is no space in the relevant carriage class, or if the train does not have such a carriage class, the passenger may transfer to the higher carriage class under the conditions laid down in § 21 or transfer to the lower carriage class, or the journey may give up and request reimbursement of the paid fare.

(3) The passenger is obliged to have a valid ticket before the journey takes place, unless otherwise specified in the schedule or tariff; they must have it at any time during the journey and at the request of the authorised staff member and submit it at the end of the journey if they do not need it as evidence. The same applies to seats if they are seat trains or wagons.

(4) A passenger may, on board a train, lay on a single seating position for both himself and each passenger travelling with him, for whom he may present a valid ticket at the same time. The space on which the passenger has placed part of the garment or any other suitable article shall be considered to be lined.

(5) Those who overlay the site without right are obliged to release the site immediately and pay the amount of the KÈs 30, - for each illegally lined site. A passenger who leaves his place and doesn't overlay them loses his claim.

§ 11

Persons excluded or transported under certain conditions

(1) They shall not have access to the train or may be excluded from the journey:

(a) drunk persons and persons who do not maintain the provisions of these Regulations or tariffs which do not respect the laws, regulations or orders and instructions given to them by railway staff in the performance of their service in order to maintain safety, calm and order on the railway, as well as persons who behave improperly;

(b) persons who, for sickness or for other reasons, might be in difficulty unless otherwise provided for in the tariff.

(2) For the unauthorised exclusion of a passenger from the journey, the railway will pay an amount of 20 CZK. Other passenger rights are governed by the provisions of § 23 (2) and (3).

§ 12

Tickets

(1) The tickets are issued by rail, or with the approval of another organisation.

(2) The ticket must have the following information:

(a) the boarding and destination station, as appropriate, the direction of the journey;

(b) the type of train and the carriage class;

(c) fare,

(d) the period of validity;

(e) the date of commencement of validity,

(f) ticket number.

As a destination station, only the final station of the band can be shown on the ticket. The tariff may provide that tickets of certain types may not have any of the above.

(3) The ticket is not possible if the journey has been started or if the tickets have been used to carry luggage or if it appears in the name; If the ticket has been transferred in such cases, it shall be void.

§ 13

Medical ticket

(1) Ticket dispensers must be opened before the train leaves in such a time as to allow passengers to obtain tickets without a rush or rush, but at least 30 minutes before the train departure time set by the timetable. The railway can set a time for some stations to open a ticket dispenser of less than 30 minutes.

(2) If the operating conditions so require, the ticket dispenser shall be entitled to refuse the passenger a ticket 5 minutes before the actual departure time.

(3) The stations at which passengers check in directly at the train are visible from the station list, the timetable and the sign in these stations.

(4) The passenger is obliged to check that it has been issued according to his data when taking the ticket; the railway does not take account of the subsequent claims of the passenger.

§ 14

Child transport

(1) Passengers shall be entitled to free transport of up to two children to the sixth year, unless they require more than one place for them; If they require two seats, they will pay half the regular fare for one child. They will also pay half the regular fare for each additional child under the age of 6.

(2) Children from the sixth year to the 16th year are transported for half the normal fare. The age of the passenger from the 10th year to the 16th year shall be demonstrated on request; the details shall be determined by the tariff.

(3) The transport of children up to the 6th year is not permitted without accompanying a passenger aged 15 or older.

§ 15

Order cars, closed compartments and individual places

(1) A passenger may order a wagon or a closed compartment under the conditions laid down in the tariff.

(2) The railway also introduces trains where all places are bound to order and purchase a seat (mandatory seat trains) and trains where one or more wagons with seats reserved for passengers who have ordered a seat and bought a seat. The railway will announce in timetables and a notice in the station where trains are required or can be ordered.

(3) If a passenger who has been demonstrated by a valid seat has not been assigned a seat on a train marked on the seat, the railway will return the amount paid for the seat and pay him the amount of 40 CZK. If a passenger renounces the journey, the railway will also return the paid fare.

(4) The facts establishing the right to reimbursement and payment of the amount must be certified by the railway passenger; the railway is obliged to carry out the certificate.

(5) A passenger who cannot present a seat on a mandatory seat train is obliged to pay an amount of 40 Kns.

(6) If a passenger releases a seat in a seat wagon which he has wrongly occupied with a passenger with a valid seat for that seat, only after the invitation of a railway worker, he is obliged to pay the amount of Kčs 40, -. If passengers do not release this place even after the call of a railway worker, they may be excluded from the journey.

(7) Passengers with a seat for a train in which a seat can be booked lose their entitlement to their seat if they are not taken up within 10 minutes of leaving the station from which the seat is payable.

§ 16

Passenger care

(1) The railway is obliged to create conditions in its operation to increase the culture of travel, to take care of the safety and comfort of passengers and to allow them to use sanitary, social and cultural facilities during their stay in stations and on their journey.

(2) According to the scope of transport, the railway establishes waiting rooms, information offices, children's shelters, cultural centres, sanitary facilities, luggage storage facilities and ensures the establishment of a carrier service. These installations shall be notified by the railway undertaking by means of a notice indicating the conditions for their use.

(3) The railway is required to indicate in the stations the direction of the running of the trains and on the trains the final station of the train or the wagon on both sides. It shall also be required to identify properly trains or wagons if they are kept as local ones.

(4) In stations with weaker passenger transport, the waiting rooms shall be opened for at least 30 minutes and in stations with a stronger passenger transport, at least one hour before the train departure by scheduled timetable.

(5) Railways include in long-distance trains in the necessary number of sleeper, couchette and buffet carriages.

(6) The railway is required to keep all premises and wagons intended for the carriage of passengers in good clean and proper technical condition. is required to heat and illuminate them.

(7) Smoking is strictly prohibited on passenger trains. Wagons or their premises where smoking is permitted shall be marked by the railway as smoking. Smoking is also prohibited in waiting rooms, shelters for mothers with children and cultural centres. Anyone who violates a smoking ban will pay the amount of the KÈs 30, -.

(8) The railway will, as appropriate, provide for the separate placement of passengers with children under 10 years of age and pupils in special vehicles or compartments. It shall also ensure the priority allocation of the seating position to persons injured if they have a relevant licence.

§ 17

Bed, couchette, restaurant

(1) For carriage in sleeper or couchette carriages, the passenger shall have, in addition to the ticket, a ticket of the carriage class used. A bed (couchette) ticket can be bought in a travel agency, or if the seats are available, by the guide of the sleeper (couchette) car. The detailed conditions for such transport shall be laid down in a tariff.

(2) If a passenger who has been shown by a valid bed (couchette) ticket has not been assigned a seat on a train marked in a bed (couchette) ticket, he shall be returned by the travel agency or rail, depending on where the ticket was purchased, to the amount paid for the bed (couchette) ticket and paid for the amount of 40 CZK. If a passenger renounces the journey, the railway will also return the paid fare. The facts establishing the right to reimbursement of the sums paid must be certified by the passenger from the rail; the railway is obliged to carry out the certificate.

(3) You are allowed to enter the restaurant car after leaving the train from the starting station of the restaurant car. To enter them directly is not allowed.

(4) There must be a notice in the restaurant wagons with the conditions for the use of these facilities and the length of the lawful stay therein; the price list of the goods offered must also be posted. A passenger who does not retain the provisions on the length of stay in a restaurant car shall pay an amount of 20 CZK; The restaurant car must leave. You're not allowed to smoke in restaurant cars. Anyone who violates this ban will pay the amount of the KÈs 30, -.

§ 18

Obligations of passengers

(1) Passengers are obliged to obey orders and instructions given by railway staff in the performance of their duties in order to maintain safety, calm and order on the railway.

(2) Passengers are obliged to save the means of transport and the facilities of the railway and must not damage and pollute them. The passenger shall pay the amount fixed by the fare for the damage or pollution caused to the station premises, vehicles or railway equipment and, in addition, compensation for the damage suffered.

(3) Passengers must make sure that they board the train in good time at the designated places and on the right side at the boarding station, transfer to the right train at the transfer station and leave the train at the destination station or, if the train does not stop there, in front of the station. The passenger must take care of the crossing between two stations in the same place.

(4) Passengers may only board or leave the train if the train is not in motion. If the train is stopped exceptionally at a station where it should not have stopped under the timetable, the passenger may leave the train only with the consent of the conductor and must board at his request immediately. Passengers may enter a train in a station on which the train has exceptionally stopped only with the permission of the conductor, at a stop with the permission of the train manager. If the train stops on the track exceptionally, the passenger shall not leave the train.

(5) Passengers shall not open the wagon doors and release the handle or safety or restraint hook when the train is in motion. It is not permitted to deviate from windows and to stay on steps or connecting bridges. Staying on secured open platforms is allowed only exceptionally, with the consent of the conductor (train manager). It is only allowed to move from car to car if the wagons are connected by connecting bridges and lattice railing or bellows. Throwing trash or other objects off the train is not allowed.

(6) Passengers shall not unlock or lock wagons or partitions with a key or other object which is not part of the vehicle. Whoever goes beyond this prohibition will pay the amount fixed by the tariff.

(7) Anyone who blames the stop of a train at a station or on a track or that the train ready to leave on time will pay the compensation provided for by the fare without prejudice to further prosecution.

(8) Anyone who finds a lost or forgotten item on a train or passenger compartment is obliged to hand it over to the person who lost it or forgot it. If it is not possible to do so, it is obliged to turn over the item to confirm the railway.

§ 20

Entry into enclosed parts of the station

(1) The railway is entitled to declare certain spaces of the station closed. Only a valid ticket or ticket to the platform is allowed in these areas. This measure shall be notified to the railway undertaking by means of a sign in a suitable place at the station.

(2) Anyone entering a closed part of the station without a valid ticket or ticket and platform will pay the amount of 4 CZK.

§ 21

Fee payments

(1) Passengers who without an invitation notify the conductor that they do not have a valid ticket to the destination station shall be obliged to pay the fare from the boarding station to the destination station of the passenger and a premium of 10 CZK.

(2) Passengers who do not report or report to the conductor at all after the request that they cannot submit a valid ticket are obliged to pay the fare from the boarding station to the destination station of the passenger and the amount of 100 CZK.

(3) A passenger who, with a ticket valid for a lower carriage class or for a train of a lower kind, has taken a seat in a higher carriage class or train of a higher kind and shall report it to the conductor without being asked to submit a ticket, is obliged to pay the difference in fare and a premium of 10 CZK. Passengers who do not report such transfers to the conductor until they have been asked to present the ticket or the transfer at all are obliged to pay the difference in fare and the amount of 100 CZK.

(4) If it is not possible to safely identify the station at which the passenger has entered or when he has entered a higher carriage class or train of the higher kind, he shall be obliged to pay the fare from the starting station of the train, or from the station from which the ticket is presented.

(5) The tariff provides for cases where increases and amounts are not paid.

(6) A passenger who cannot be shown by a valid ticket on departure from the station shall be obliged to pay the additional fare referred to in paragraph 2. If they prove that he wanted to pay the fare on the train, they shall pay the fare in accordance with paragraph 1.

(7) Passengers who refuse to pay immediately may be excluded from transport at the nearest station without prejudice to recovery of the amount due.

(8) The holder of the platform ticket may only enter the train if he helps a sick or other passenger who needs help. However, it shall not be allowed to stay on board a train unless it is necessary. If you are illegally staying on a train ready to leave, you must pay the amount of 4 CZK.

(9) Passengers who enter the train or the vehicle in which the national transport is excluded are obliged to pay an amount of 100 CZK.

§ 22

Handbags

(1) A passenger has the right to take items which are easily portable free of charge as hand luggage, unless the legislation or measures of the public authorities prevent it and cannot damage or pollute passengers, wagons or their equipment. For hand luggage, the passenger shall be entitled only to the space above and below the place he occupies.

(2) The timetable may limit or exclude the transport of certain hand luggage.

(3) The supervision of hand baggage is only for the passenger who is responsible for the damage caused by taking it with him.

(4) The traveller shall not be permitted to carry loaded weapons or dangerous substances and articles which, by their characteristics, may cause damage to the vehicle, railway equipment or goods as well as to human or animal health or property damage; explosives, incendiary, compression-ignition, toxic, radioactive and corrosive substances or articles, as well as substances resistant or capable of causing the disease. A more detailed designation of the types of dangerous goods includes a tariff.

(5) In the presence of a passenger or a witness, railway staff in the service shall have the right to ascertain the nature of the substances and articles which the passenger has taken with him if there are serious grounds to suspect that the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 4 have been infringed.

(6) Hand baggage not complying with the previous provisions shall be removed from the vehicle immediately at the boarding station or at the nearest station where the train stops. If they do not, they may be excluded from the journey.

(7) A passenger who has taken a loaded weapon or dangerous substances or articles into the vehicle is responsible for this in accordance with the general rules; in addition, the railway will pay the amount for the transport of dangerous substances or articles, for each kg of the gross weight of the piece in which they were:

`a)` látky nebo předměty výbuchem nebezpečné, samozápalné a lehce zápalné	40 Kčs,
`b)` ostatní nebezpečné látky nebo předměty	4 Kčs.

The amount for a loaded weapon is 40 CZK.

§ 23

Missing or omitting a train, loss of connections and operational failures

(1) Delayed departure, arrival, loss of connection or omission of a train are not grounds for compensation.

(2) If a train does not travel at all or only on part of the route, the passenger may give up the journey and request a refund of the fare. If the train has been missed by the train in the station on the way, or the trailer does not go at all, the passenger may give up the next journey and request a refund of the fare.

(3) If the passenger renounces the next journey and returns by the nearest train without interruption of the journey to the boarding station, the railway will return it free of charge and return it at his request to the fare he paid. If the passenger continues to travel, the railway shall carry him without payment by train on the same or other line, or by train of a higher species or in a higher carriage class, if this speeds up his arrival at the destination station. If the passenger does not continue the journey, the railway will return the difference between the fare paid and the route passed.

(4) If natural disasters or other circumstances which could not be averted by the railway make the journey impossible, the railway shall, as far as possible, take care of its own cargo for further transport to the rolling track. Where this is not possible, the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 shall apply; the details shall be set out in a tariff.

(5) The station shall notify, by means of a notice or other appropriate means, the approximate delay of the train, if it exceeds 10 minutes, the omission of the train or other irregularities associated with the carriage of passengers.

Oddíl II

Transport of luggage

§ 24

Articles carried as luggage and articles excluded

(1) The carriage as a luggage shall be carried by passengers who are easily loaded and who are not prevented from transporting them by legislation or measures of public authorities. The luggage may consist of not more than three pieces and the weight of one piece shall not exceed 15 kg.

(2) Dangerous substances and articles referred to in Section 22 (4) shall be excluded from transport as luggage. The tariff may provide for exceptions.

(3) In justified cases, the dispatch station may allow an exemption from the weight limitation of the luggage, provided that it can be easily transported throughout the transport route. In such cases, the dispatching station shall be entitled to negotiate with the passenger special conditions for transport.

§ 25

Review of travel baggage.

(1) The railway is entitled at any time to review the contents of the luggage if it considers that dangerous substances and articles excluded from transport as luggage have been submitted as baggage.

(2) If the railway finds that the conditions laid down for the transport of dangerous substances or articles have not been complied with, or that they have been submitted for transport as luggage of a substance or article which is excluded from transport and unless otherwise ordered by the regulations or measures of the public authorities, it shall exclude them from transport and deposit them at the nearest appropriate station.

(3) If the luggage has been excluded from transport under the provisions of paragraph 2, the passenger will pay the amount set out in Paragraph 22 (7). If the motor vehicle has been excluded from transport, the amount per mass of the fuel in the tank shall be calculated.

§ 26

Packaging and marking of luggage

(1) Travel baggage, if required by its nature, must be packed in such a way that it is protected against loss or damage so that it cannot cause damage to persons, damage to the means of transport, other equipment, as well as other luggage or other objects. If the luggage is presented in a lockable container, the package must be locked or properly rebound; If not, the luggage shall not be accepted for transport.

(2) The railway is not obliged to examine the condition of the luggage and the adequacy of the packaging when accepting luggage for transport. However, if the railway finds that the baggage is defective or that the provisions of paragraph 1 have not been respected, it shall draw the attention of the passenger to the fault; if the passenger does not remove it or if the fault is not recognised by signature on the luggage slip, the railway does not accept the luggage for transport.

(3) Each piece of luggage shall be marked with the passenger's permanent and legible address and the exact name of the station of destination according to the timetable. If the baggage is not so marked, the station shall invite the passenger to do so; if the passenger fails, the railway does not accept the baggage for transport.

§ 27

Hand and transport of luggage.

Luggage

(1) The passenger is obliged to lodge his luggage either at the baggage station or at the stations where the luggage station is not in place or the trains used are closed directly at the train.

Citation	Decree of the Ministry of Transport No. 132 / 1964 Coll., on Railway Transport Regulations
Regulation Type	-
Author	-
Collection	Code of Laws

Date of Promulgation	29.06.1964
Effective from	01.07.1964
Effective until	-
Status	Valid

Decree of the Ministry of Transport No. 132 / 1964 Coll.

Ordinance of the Ministry of Transport on Railway Transport Regulations

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