Ordinance on the Act on the Promotion of Public Transport (V GöV) (VGÖV)

1. Adequate Provision of Public Transportation in a Municipality is Ensured When

a) At least eight trips are offered daily in both directions, with the first trip before 08:00 and the last one after 19:00;

b) The majority of the population in the building zone has access to a bus or train stop within approximately 400 or 800 meters' aerial distance;

c) The comfort at the stops and in the vehicles meets the usual standards.

1. The provision for heavily frequented individual traffic axes within the meaning of Article 2 letter b must ensure the management of traffic volume. As a rule—particularly on longer routes—seats are available to passengers.

1. Interfaces between public and private transport within the meaning of Art. 2 letter e include, in particular: station forecourts, station parking lots, park-and-ride facilities, and bicycle parking facilities at stations and stops.

1. Tasks Eligible for Promotion in Connection with Rail-Based Freight Transport Include Specifically

a) the construction of railway sidings,

b) the provision of terminal transport with efficient cargo handling equipment, containers, and swap bodies, as well as

c) the assurance of parcel forwarding to all municipalities.

1. Urban traffic is generally of mere local significance. Exceptionally, it assumes cantonal significance when it also provides access to cantonal buildings and facilities (such as in Herisau).

2. In the case of a predominantly tourist-related offer, a cantonal interest is exceptionally present if a heavily burdened traffic axis can simultaneously be relieved from individual traffic.

1. Other activities in the sense of Art. 5 include in particular

a) coordination with road construction,

b) ensuring the accessibility of construction areas by public transport,

c) adequate access to stations and stops for pedestrians and cyclists,

d) ensuring connectivity to the hiking trail network and tourist transport facilities.

2. The concerns pursuant to paragraph 1 must be ensured in the co-reporting procedure.

1. Agreements as referred to in Art. 12 include the services to be provided by the transport companies on behalf of the canton and specifically encompass: route network, stopping points, timetable offer, type of transport, seating capacity, tariffs, accounting, right to inspect operations and accounts, announcement of the offer, traffic surveys, any special services, as well as notice period.

2. Such agreements are generally concluded for two years. If an agreement requires significant investments, longer terms should be provided for.

1. **Corporate Planning in Accordance with Art. 14 lit. b** includes, in particular, corporate and performance objectives, planned infrastructure adjustments, rolling stock acquisitions, and significant service changes.

2. **Corporate Planning** provides information about the timeline, resource requirements, and financial burden on the canton and municipalities.

3. **Long-term Corporate Planning** extends to a period of at least 15 years for railway companies and five years for bus operations. It must be updated periodically.

1. The Guiding Principles for the Promotion of Public Transport pursuant to Articles 14, 17, 18, and 20 are based on the objectives and principles of the law. They include short- and long-term visions for public transport and the measures derived therefrom for its promotion.

2. The Guiding Principles contain, in particular, a success control of previous measures, a list of deficiencies, conceptual considerations for future offerings, as well as information on financing and organization.

3. The Guiding Principles are coordinated with the cantonal structural plan and are binding for the authorities; furthermore, they are periodically updated and completely revised every ten to twelve years.

4. The costs for the development, updating, and revision of the Guiding Principles shall be borne by the canton.

1. Calculation of Municipal Contributions

a) * The frequency numbers of the stops directly served by the line: 60 percent;

b) * The population number: 40 percent.

2. The municipal shares are calculated for a timetable year.

3. The competent department determines the municipal contributions.

1. The frequency numbers of the stops directly served by the line are determined by the number of all weighted, scheduled departures on the lines of public transportation.

2. Departures within the municipal territory are counted per schedule year. The official timetable, or the schedules of the transport companies, is authoritative.

3. The number of weighted, scheduled departures is collected for a one-year timetable period and updated annually.

4. The departures of the means of transportation are weighted as follows

a) IR/Voralpen-Express: 16

b) Regional trains (SOB, Thurbo): 12

c) Regional trains (AB): 8

d) Regional buses: 1

5. The responsible department may assign a stop to several municipalities or to a municipality other than the location municipality. The affected municipalities will be consulted in advance.

6. The responsible department may determine the departures for trips similar to line traffic, particularly on-demand trips (Publicar), according to the benefit to the serviced municipalities. The affected municipalities will be consulted in advance.

1. The population of a municipality is determined based on the permanent population as of December 31 of the year preceding the schedule year.

2. The basis is the federal statistics on population and households (STATPOP).

1. This regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992.