Protection of rail passengers with single tickets
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Last active 13 May 2026
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
This bill extends EU rail passenger rights to multi-operator journeys bought in one transaction as a single ticket.
Who it affects
It affects rail passengers buying connecting journeys, especially cross-border or long-distance trips using several train companies. It also affects railway undertakings, ticket vendors and tour operators selling those journeys.
Core of the proposal
- Defines a “single ticket” covering through-tickets or multiple transport contracts bought in one transaction.
- Extends reimbursement, re-routing, assistance and compensation rights when delays or cancellations cause missed connections.
- Bars sellers from splitting journeys into separate transactions where they can be sold as a single ticket.
- Requires single tickets to respect minimum connection times, with seller liability if they do not.
Key provisions
- Takes effect
- It enters into force on the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Articles changed · 3 across 1 law
- Regulation (EU) 2021/782 (32021R0782)
- art. 3: replaces points (9) and (20); inserts point (9a); adds point (23)
- art. 12: replaces title; deletes sentence in paragraph 1; replaces paragraphs 2 to 7
- art. 19(1): replaces paragraph 1
Latest update
09 Jun 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
Commission proposal → 1st reading – European Parliament
Commission proposal → 1st reading – European Parliament
Documents
1 recentSourcesOEILEUR-LexEU Law Tracker