Emergency brake device for a rail vehicle with a compressed air brake facility, in which a braking can be caused by lowering the air pressure in a main air line, characterised in that at least one passenger emergency brake is provided, which comprises a manually actuatable passenger emergency brake handle, which acts on an electrical opening contact and a closing contact in each case, and wherein a bistable, electromagnetically actuatable compressed air valve is provided, which is configured for venting a main air line into the open air and which comprises an opening magnetic drive and a closing magnetic drive in each case, and wherein an opening relay is provided, which comprises an electrical opening contact and a closing contact in each case, and wherein a closing relay is provided, which comprises an electrical opening contact and a closing contact in each case, wherein the inputs of the electrical opening contact and the closing contact are connected to a supply voltage and the output of the opening contact is guided to the electrical drive of the opening relay and the output of the closing contact is guided to the electrical drive of the closing relay, wherein the inputs of the opening contact and the closing contact of the opening relay are connected to a supply voltage, wherein the output of the closing contact of the opening relay is guided to the input of the opening contact of the closing relay, wherein the input of the closing contact of the closing relay is connected to a supply voltage, wherein the output of the opening contact of the closing relay is guided to the closing magnetic drive of the compressed air valve, and wherein both the output of the opening contact and the output of the closing contact are guided to the opening magnetic drive of the compressed air valve. at least one passenger emergency brake is provided, which comprises a manually actuatable passenger emergency brake handle, which acts on an electrical opening contact and a closing contact in each case, and wherein a bistable, electromagnetically actuatable compressed air valve is provided, which is configured for venting a main air line into the open air and which comprises an opening magnetic drive and a closing magnetic drive in each case, and wherein an opening relay is provided, which comprises an electrical opening contact and a closing contact in each case, and wherein a closing relay is provided, which comprises an electrical opening contact and a closing contact in each case, wherein the inputs of the electrical opening contact and the closing contact are connected to a supply voltage and the output of the opening contact is guided to the electrical drive of the opening relay and the output of the closing contact is guided to the electrical drive of the closing relay, wherein the inputs of the opening contact and the closing contact of the opening relay are connected to a supply voltage, wherein the output of the closing contact of the opening relay is guided to the input of the opening contact of the closing relay, wherein the input of the closing contact of the closing relay is connected to a supply voltage, wherein the output of the opening contact of the closing relay is guided to the closing magnetic drive of the compressed air valve, and wherein both the output of the opening contact and the output of the closing contact are guided to the opening magnetic drive of the compressed air valve.