To provide an operating apparatus that can reduce power consumption if an elevator whose different loading conditions in the off-hour and rush hour periods is elevated repeatedly.

There is provided a controller of an elevator that sets an operating speed with a determination means 6c in accordance with a weighting coefficient preset by detecting the loading conditions of a motor 5 in accordance with the loadage of a car 1, determining a regeneration operation by an operation direction and a powering operation, and the last operating speed and the operating speed before last to judge the off-hour and rush hour periods.