A platform door arrangement with a traffic route (1), a railroad platform (2), a partially raised partition (3) between the platform (2) and the traffic route (1) and platform doors (31) arranged in the partition wall (3). The traffic route (1) and the platform (2) are arranged within a housing having a ceiling (22), or within a subway. An air exchange occurs between the traffic route (1) and the platform (2) via a free space (30) between the partially raised partition (3) and the ceiling (22). The free space (30) is closed off in an air permeable manner from above the partially raised partition (3) up to the ceiling (22).

A platform door arrangement with a traffic route (1), a railroad platform (2), a partially raised partition (3) between the platform (2) and the traffic route (1) and platform doors (31) arranged in the partition wall (3). The traffic route (1) and the platform (2) are arranged within a housing having a ceiling (22), or within a subway. An air exchange occurs between the traffic route (1) and the platform (2) via a free space (30) between the partially raised partition (3) and the ceiling (22). The free space (30) is closed off in an air permeable manner from above the partially raised partition (3) up to the ceiling (22).

An Urban Intermodal Freight System is capable of transporting large volumes and tonnage of freight by containerized or other means on a mass transit rail system. It captures excess capacity in the existing mass transit rail infrastructure to move packages, parcels, and freight by using miniaturized intermodal cargo containers that are designed to integrate seamlessly with the existing transit infrastructure, while displacing delivery trucks from increasingly crowded city streets. By enabling inbound trucks to transfer their cargo to the Urban Intermodal Freight System at a city's outskirts, freight is delivered without trucks entering congested downtown areas, greatly alleviating traffic congestion, delays, greenhouse gas emissions and other negative environmental impacts. The Linear Loading Dock and Conveyor System may have other useful applications, for example to access a facility, building or vehicle, or in other circumstances where off street truck parking or loading docks are not available.

An Urban Intermodal Freight System is capable of transporting large volumes and tonnage of freight by containerized or other means on a mass transit rail system. It captures excess capacity in the existing mass transit rail infrastructure to move packages, parcels, and freight by using miniaturized intermodal cargo containers that are designed to integrate seamlessly with the existing transit infrastructure, while displacing delivery trucks from increasingly crowded city streets. By enabling inbound trucks to transfer their cargo to the Urban Intermodal Freight System at a city's outskirts, freight is delivered without trucks entering congested downtown areas, greatly alleviating traffic congestion, delays, greenhouse gas emissions and other negative environmental impacts. The Linear Loading Dock and Conveyor System may have other useful applications, for example to access a facility, building or vehicle, or in other circumstances where off street truck parking or loading docks are not available.

A station of a cable transportation system configured for U-turning the direction of movement of a transportation unit supported and moved outside the station by at least a cable. The station includes a device for the automatic uncoupling of the cable from the transportation unit; and a device for the automatic coupling of the cable to the transportation unit. The station also includes a guiding device extending along a longitudinal axis and configured for supporting and guiding the transportation unit inside the station between the automatic uncoupling device and the automatic coupling device.

A station of a cable transportation system configured for U-turning the direction of movement of a transportation unit supported and moved outside the station by at least a cable. The station includes a device for the automatic uncoupling of the cable from the transportation unit; and a device for the automatic coupling of the cable to the transportation unit. The station also includes a guiding device extending along a longitudinal axis and configured for supporting and guiding the transportation unit inside the station between the automatic uncoupling device and the automatic coupling device.

A transportation system has transport vehicles with electric motors, pods, being enclosed compartments that accommodate cargo, podports, being exchange stations, charging stations, and a computerized transport control system. An authorized person communicates a request to the computerized transport control system to transport a specific cargo from a first location in the geographic area to a second location in the geographic area, the computerized transport control system defines a journey from the first location to the second location, along a route comprising sequential hops through a series of podports and charging stations. The computerized transport control system manages movement of transport vehicles, exchanges at podports, and charging at charging stations along the defined route, and terminates the journey at the second location where the cargo disembarks.

Provided is a train platform safety device for preventing a safety accident, the train platform safety device including: at least one pair of lift drive units 10 installed at a position selected in a section from an entrance of a platform, where a train enters, to an exit of the platform; a plurality of movable bodies 20 provided inside the lift drive units 10 so as to be movable in a vertical direction; rope groups 30A and 30B including a plurality of ropes connecting the movable bodies 20 in a horizontal direction; and an interval maintaining unit 100 configured to connect, in the vertical direction, any one rope in the rope group 30B positioned at an upper side and any one rope in the rope group 30A positioned at a lower side so that a vertical interval between the rope groups 30A and 30B is maintained when the rope groups 30A and 30B are staggered as the plurality of movable bodies 20 and the rope groups 30A and 30B are moved downward by operations of the lift drive units 10. According to the present invention, the plurality of rope groups may be connected to one another in the vertical direction to maintain the vertical interval therebetween, thereby preventing a passenger from passing between the rope groups. In addition, the present invention has an effect of minimizing sagging of the rope group. Furthermore, the present invention has an effect of improving durability and service life because the structure is simple and the maintenance may be easily performed.

Provided is a train platform safety device for preventing a safety accident, the train platform safety device including: at least one pair of lift drive units 10 installed at a position selected in a section from an entrance of a platform, where a train enters, to an exit of the platform; a plurality of movable bodies 20 provided inside the lift drive units 10 so as to be movable in a vertical direction; rope groups 30A and 30B including a plurality of ropes connecting the movable bodies 20 in a horizontal direction; and an interval maintaining unit 100 configured to connect, in the vertical direction, any one rope in the rope group 30B positioned at an upper side and any one rope in the rope group 30A positioned at a lower side so that a vertical interval between the rope groups 30A and 30B is maintained when the rope groups 30A and 30B are staggered as the plurality of movable bodies 20 and the rope groups 30A and 30B are moved downward by operations of the lift drive units 10. According to the present invention, the plurality of rope groups may be connected to one another in the vertical direction to maintain the vertical interval therebetween, thereby preventing a passenger from passing between the rope groups. In addition, the present invention has an effect of minimizing sagging of the rope group. Furthermore, the present invention has an effect of improving durability and service life because the structure is simple and the maintenance may be easily performed.

In order to enable more reliable actuation of the entry barrier (8) of a cable car vehicle (5) in a cable car station (2), at least one mechanically actuatable barrier actuation element (24) for actuating the entry barrier (8) is provided on the cable car vehicle (5), and at least one movable actuation component (28, 30) is provided in the barrier actuation apparatus (10). The actuation component (28, 30) is moved by the remote-control unit (11) upon activation of the barrier actuation apparatus (10) in order to exert an actuation force on the barrier actuation element (24), wherein the barrier actuation element (24) is moved by the actuation force in order to actuate the entry barrier (8).