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Mark Gleeson
15-07-2010, 18:50
In light of the disgraceful events in Lurgan on July 12th, it is important to know your rights as a passenger

All cross border journeys are covered by EC regulation 1371/2007 http://www.railusers.ie/resources/eu_passenger_rights_and_responibilites.pdf

A summary of the regulation is available also http://ec.europa.eu/transport/passengers/rail/doc/2009_12_03_summary_of_new_rail_passenger_rights.pd f

Cross border journeys are also covered by the CIV rules, which were incorporated into the EC regulation http://www.otif.org/pdf_external/e/RU-CIV-1999-e.PDF

Rail Users Ireland is in the process of filing formal complaints in light of the absence of full compliance.