---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 273.1"
title: "49"
number: "273.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/273.1"
---

# §273.1. Purpose.


The purpose of this part is to establish metrics and minimum standards for measuring the performance and service quality of intercity passenger train operations.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 207, Div. B, Pub. L. 110-432; 49 U.S.C. 24101, note; 49 U.S.C. 103(j); 49 CFR 1.81; 49 CFR 1.88; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 73000, Nov. 16, 2020, unless otherwise noted.