<p>In an elevator apparatus, a car that is raised and lowered through a hoistway. Operation of the car is controlled by an elevator controller. An evacuating operation inputting means into which an evacuating operation command signal is inputted to make the car perform an evacuating operation is disposed on at least one landing. The elevator controller makes the car perform the evacuating operation in response to the evacuating operation command signal from the evacuating operation inputting means during an emergency evacuation.</p>
