- cabins ,
- containing passengers or freight. There are
different types of cabins.
- carriers ,
- moving cabins along tracks. There are
different types of carrier technologies.
- tracks ,
- capable of guiding carriers along a predefined
path. There are different track technologies. The entire track is
organized in track clusters . The track consists of different
track elements .
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- track elements:
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- uni- or bidirectional lines that guide and control the carrier.
- diverges, where one line splits into multiple lines.
- merges, where multiple lines merge to one line.
- stops, where people enter and leave the cabins. The platform of
all stops is flush with the floor of the cabin.
- carrier exchangers, are points of the track where cabins are
automatically transferred from one carrier type to another.
- stores, where cabins or carriers are temporarily parked (for
storage or to load and unload).
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