Passenger transport system with disinfection device and method for operating same

A passenger transport system (1) and a method for operating same are described. The passenger transport system has a passenger-conveying device (13) for conveying passengers within a building structure (5), a control unit (15) for controlling operation of the passenger-conveying device (13), and a disinfection device (23) for disinfecting a surface (41), which is to be disinfected, on the passenger-conveying device (13). The disinfection device (23) has a controller (25) for controlling operation of the disinfection device (23). The control unit (15) of the passenger transport system (1) and the controller (25) of the disinfection device (23) are configured such that status signals that reflect information relating to present operation, a present state and/or a present configuration of the disinfection device (23) are transmitted from the controller (25) to the control unit (15), and the control unit (15), taking into consideration received status signals, generates control signals and transmits said control signals to the controller (25), wherein the controller (25), taking into consideration received control signals, controls the operation of the disinfection device (23).