Transport system for transport of containers in a container treatment facility, comprising: a transport track with at least one long stator of a linear motor, and a plurality of transport elements (410; 510; 610N, 610V; 710N, 710V; 810N; 810V) for transporting one or multiple containers, wherein the transport elements are arranged movably on the transport track and have each at least one secondary part (470; 1070-1, 1070-2; 1170-1, 1170-2; 1270) for magnetic interaction with the at least one long stator, and wherein at least one sequence (575; 675; 775; 875; 1075-1, 1075-2; 1175-1, 1175-2; 1275) of permanent magnets and/or electromagnets with an alternating polarity is arranged on the secondary part in such a way that the respective transport element can be individually moved along the transport track through magnetic interaction of the magnets of the sequence with the long stator, characterized in that an extension of at least the first (1076-1, 1076-2; 1176-1, 1176-2; 1276) and the last magnet (1077-1, 1077-2; 1177-1, 1177-2; 1277) perpendicular to a transport direction of the containers in each sequence is chosen in such a reduced way, and that an arrangement of at least the first (1076-1, 1076-2; 1176-1, 1176-2; 1276) and the last magnet (1077-1, 1077-2; 1177-1, 1177-2; 1277) on the respective secondary part is chosen in such a way that the extensions of the magnets (1076-1, 1077-2; 1176-1, 1177-2; 1276, 1277) of adjacent sequence ends of two successive transport elements (510N, 510V; 610N, 610V; 710N, 710V; 810N, 810V) occupy areas (1025-1, 1025-2; 1125-1, 1125-2; 1225-1, 1225-2) on an axis which are overlap-free in a perpendicular direction to the transport direction; wherein the plurality of transport elements comprises at least a first and a second group of transport elements, wherein the magnets of at least the sequence ends of the secondary parts of the transport elements of the first group occupy a first area on the axis perpendicular to the transport direction, and wherein the magnets of at least the sequence ends of the secondary parts of the transport elements of the second group occupy a second area on the axis perpendicular to the transport direction that is overlap-free with the first area. a transport track with at least one long stator of a linear motor, and a plurality of transport elements (410; 510; 610N, 610V; 710N, 710V; 810N; 810V) for transporting one or multiple containers, wherein the transport elements are arranged movably on the transport track and have each at least one secondary part (470; 1070-1, 1070-2; 1170-1, 1170-2; 1270) for magnetic interaction with the at least one long stator, and an extension of at least the first (1076-1, 1076-2; 1176-1, 1176-2; 1276) and the last magnet (1077-1, 1077-2; 1177-1, 1177-2; 1277) perpendicular to a transport direction of the containers in each sequence is chosen in such a reduced way, and that an arrangement of at least the first (1076-1, 1076-2; 1176-1, 1176-2; 1276) and the last magnet (1077-1, 1077-2; 1177-1, 1177-2; 1277) on the respective secondary part is chosen in such a way that the extensions of the magnets (1076-1, 1077-2; 1176-1, 1177-2; 1276, 1277) of adjacent sequence ends of two successive transport elements (510N, 510V; 610N, 610V; 710N, 710V; 810N, 810V) occupy areas (1025-1, 1025-2; 1125-1, 1125-2; 1225-1, 1225-2) on an axis which are overlap-free in a perpendicular direction to the transport direction; wherein the plurality of transport elements comprises at least a first and a second group of transport elements, wherein the magnets of at least the sequence ends of the secondary parts of the transport elements of the first group occupy a first area on the axis perpendicular to the transport direction, and wherein the magnets of at least the sequence ends of the secondary parts of the transport elements of the second group occupy a second area on the axis perpendicular to the transport direction that is overlap-free with the first area.