Rail system, in particular for an electrical pallet railway, having a) a main track comprising at least two stationary parallel rails (5, 6); b) at least two secondary tracks (3, 4), which enclose an angle and each have as many stationary parallel rails (7, 8, 9, 10) as the main track; and c) a switch point arranged between the main track and the secondary tracks (3, 4), the switch point comprising: ca) as many movable rail sections (12, 13, 14, 15) for each rail (5, 6) of the main track as there are secondary tracks (3, 4), the movable rail sections (12, 13, 14, 15) being able to connect the rails (7, 8, 9, 10) of the different secondary tracks (3, 4) to the rails (5, 6) of the main track, optionally directly or indirectly, depending on their position; cb) at least one movable slide (20, 22, 24), on which a plurality of movable rail sections (12, 13, 14, 15) are mounted; cc) at least one drive (21, 23, 25) for moving the slide (20, 22, 24); and cd) a control device, which actuates the at least one drive (21, 23, 25); characterised in that d) the movable rail sections (12, 13) associated with the first rail of the main track are mounted on a first movable slide and the movable rail sections (14, 15) associated with the second rail of the main track are mounted on a second movable slide, which can be moved independently of the first slide; e) each slide (20, 22) is assigned an individual drive (21, 23), which can be actuated separately by the control device. a) a main track comprising at least two stationary parallel rails (5, 6); b) at least two secondary tracks (3, 4), which enclose an angle and each have as many stationary parallel rails (7, 8, 9, 10) as the main track; and c) a switch point arranged between the main track and the secondary tracks (3, 4), the switch point comprising: ca) as many movable rail sections (12, 13, 14, 15) for each rail (5, 6) of the main track as there are secondary tracks (3, 4), the movable rail sections (12, 13, 14, 15) being able to connect the rails (7, 8, 9, 10) of the different secondary tracks (3, 4) to the rails (5, 6) of the main track, optionally directly or indirectly, depending on their position; cb) at least one movable slide (20, 22, 24), on which a plurality of movable rail sections (12, 13, 14, 15) are mounted; cc) at least one drive (21, 23, 25) for moving the slide (20, 22, 24); and cd) a control device, which actuates the at least one drive (21, 23, 25); characterised in that ca) as many movable rail sections (12, 13, 14, 15) for each rail (5, 6) of the main track as there are secondary tracks (3, 4), the movable rail sections (12, 13, 14, 15) being able to connect the rails (7, 8, 9, 10) of the different secondary tracks (3, 4) to the rails (5, 6) of the main track, optionally directly or indirectly, depending on their position; cb) at least one movable slide (20, 22, 24), on which a plurality of movable rail sections (12, 13, 14, 15) are mounted; cc) at least one drive (21, 23, 25) for moving the slide (20, 22, 24); and cd) a control device, which actuates the at least one drive (21, 23, 25); d) the movable rail sections (12, 13) associated with the first rail of the main track are mounted on a first movable slide and the movable rail sections (14, 15) associated with the second rail of the main track are mounted on a second movable slide, which can be moved independently of the first slide; e) each slide (20, 22) is assigned an individual drive (21, 23), which can be actuated separately by the control device.