A traveling vehicle system comprising: a traveling path (130, 230) which is pre-provided and includes at least two one-way closed paths (131, 132, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237) connected to one another; stations (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222) set up along said traveling path (130, 230); a traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) which travels said traveling path (130, 230); and a management apparatus which manages availability of said stations (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222), wherein said management apparatus includes: a traveling-prohibited section setting unit configured to set a traveling-prohibited section (135, 239) which is a section of said traveling path (130, 230) which said traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) cannot travel, and an availability setting unit configured to set said station (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222) as available or as unavailable; characterized in that said management apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine, for each of said stations (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222), when a traveling-prohibited section (135, 239) is set by said traveling-prohibited section setting unit, whether or not said traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) can return, to one of said stations (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222) from which said traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) departs, without passing the traveling-prohibited section (135, 239); and the availability setting unit is configured to set said station (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222) as available when said determination unit determines that said traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) can return to said station (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222), and to set said station (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222) as unavailable when said determination unit determines that said traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) cannot return to said station (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222). a traveling path (130, 230) which is pre-provided and includes at least two one-way closed paths (131, 132, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237) connected to one another; stations (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222) set up along said traveling path (130, 230); a traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) which travels said traveling path (130, 230); and a management apparatus which manages availability of said stations (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222), wherein said management apparatus includes: a traveling-prohibited section setting unit configured to set a traveling-prohibited section (135, 239) which is a section of said traveling path (130, 230) which said traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) cannot travel, and an availability setting unit configured to set said station (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222) as available or as unavailable; a traveling-prohibited section setting unit configured to set a traveling-prohibited section (135, 239) which is a section of said traveling path (130, 230) which said traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) cannot travel, and an availability setting unit configured to set said station (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222) as available or as unavailable; characterized in that said management apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine, for each of said stations (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222), when a traveling-prohibited section (135, 239) is set by said traveling-prohibited section setting unit, whether or not said traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) can return, to one of said stations (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222) from which said traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) departs, without passing the traveling-prohibited section (135, 239); and the availability setting unit is configured to set said station (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222) as available when said determination unit determines that said traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) can return to said station (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222), and to set said station (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222) as unavailable when said determination unit determines that said traveling vehicle (110, 111, 112, 113) cannot return to said station (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 221, 222).