An unloading station (4; 4`) for unloading an article container loaded with at least one article, the article container comprising - a bag body having a front wall and a rear wall, - a storage space delimited by the front wall and the rear wall, and - an unloading opening formed on the bag body at least in some sections between the front and the rear wall (25, 26), wherein the bag body is adjustable between a closed position, in which the storage space is minimized in volume and the article can be transported by means of the article container, and an opened position, in which the storage space is maximized in volume and the article can be discharged from the article container through the unloading opening, the unloading station (4; 4') comprising - an overhead conveying device for transporting the article container into the unloading station (4; 4') and for transporting the article container away from the unloading station (4; 4'), - an opening and closing device (40; 53) for adjusting the bag body between the closed position and the opened position, and - an unloading device for unloading the article container, wherein the unloading device comprises an actuation device, by means of which the article container with the bag body can be tilted about a tilting axis between a provisioning position and an unloading position, and wherein in the unloading position, the article can be discharged from the article container through the unloading opening, characterized in that the unloading opening is formed laterally on the bag body, and the tilting axis extends essentially in parallel to the longitudinal extension of the overhead conveying device. the article container comprising - a bag body having a front wall and a rear wall, - a storage space delimited by the front wall and the rear wall, and - an unloading opening formed on the bag body at least in some sections between the front and the rear wall (25, 26), wherein the bag body is adjustable between a closed position, in which the storage space is minimized in volume and the article can be transported by means of the article container, and an opened position, in which the storage space is maximized in volume and the article can be discharged from the article container through the unloading opening, - a bag body having a front wall and a rear wall, - a storage space delimited by the front wall and the rear wall, and - an unloading opening formed on the bag body at least in some sections between the front and the rear wall (25, 26), wherein the bag body is adjustable between a closed position, in which the storage space is minimized in volume and the article can be transported by means of the article container, and an opened position, in which the storage space is maximized in volume and the article can be discharged from the article container through the unloading opening, the unloading station (4; 4') comprising - an overhead conveying device for transporting the article container into the unloading station (4; 4') and for transporting the article container away from the unloading station (4; 4'), - an opening and closing device (40; 53) for adjusting the bag body between the closed position and the opened position, and - an unloading device for unloading the article container, wherein the unloading device comprises an actuation device, by means of which the article container with the bag body can be tilted about a tilting axis between a provisioning position and an unloading position, and wherein in the unloading position, the article can be discharged from the article container through the unloading opening, - an overhead conveying device for transporting the article container into the unloading station (4; 4') and for transporting the article container away from the unloading station (4; 4'), - an opening and closing device (40; 53) for adjusting the bag body between the closed position and the opened position, and - an unloading device for unloading the article container, wherein the unloading device comprises an actuation device, by means of which the article container with the bag body can be tilted about a tilting axis between a provisioning position and an unloading position, and wherein in the unloading position, the article can be discharged from the article container through the unloading opening, characterized in that the unloading opening is formed laterally on the bag body, and the tilting axis extends essentially in parallel to the longitudinal extension of the overhead conveying device.