Transport system, comprising: a transport track with at last one passive track switch and at least one transport element (110; 210; 410) that is arranged movably on the transport track; wherein the passive track switch comprises a main track and first and second diverging side tracks of the transport track; wherein the transport track comprises the following elements: a first guide rail (140-1; 240-1; 440-1; 540-1), a second guide rail (140-2; 240-2; 440-2; 540-2) that is located opposite to the first guide rail in the region of the main track, a first linear motor string (150-1; 250-1; 350-1; 450-1) that is arranged in parallel to the first guide rail, and a second linear motor string (150-2; 250-2; 350-2; 450-2) that is arranged in parallel to the second guide rail; wherein the first and the second guide rail, particularly in the region of the passive track switch, are fixed, characterized in that the transport element (110; 210; 410) has a response element (270; 370; 470) with at least one permanent magnet and/or non-switching electromagnet (271, 272; 471, 472), which is arranged preferably in a transversal position to the transport track, that is engaged within a gap between the first and the second linear motor string, wherein the transport element (110; 210; 410) can be moved along the transport track by means of interaction of the permanent magnet and/or non-switching electromagnet with the first and/or second linear motor string, wherein the passive track switch comprises a switch through which a magnetic polarity of the first linear motor string and/or the second linear motor string (150-1, 150-2; 250-1, 250-2; 350-1, 350-2; 450-1, 450-2) in the branching region of the track switch can be inverted for switching of the track switch. a transport track with at last one passive track switch and at least one transport element (110; 210; 410) that is arranged movably on the transport track; wherein the passive track switch comprises a main track and first and second diverging side tracks of the transport track; wherein the transport track comprises the following elements: a first guide rail (140-1; 240-1; 440-1; 540-1), a second guide rail (140-2; 240-2; 440-2; 540-2) that is located opposite to the first guide rail in the region of the main track, a first linear motor string (150-1; 250-1; 350-1; 450-1) that is arranged in parallel to the first guide rail, and a second linear motor string (150-2; 250-2; 350-2; 450-2) that is arranged in parallel to the second guide rail; a first guide rail (140-1; 240-1; 440-1; 540-1), a second guide rail (140-2; 240-2; 440-2; 540-2) that is located opposite to the first guide rail in the region of the main track, a first linear motor string (150-1; 250-1; 350-1; 450-1) that is arranged in parallel to the first guide rail, and a second linear motor string (150-2; 250-2; 350-2; 450-2) that is arranged in parallel to the second guide rail; wherein the first and the second guide rail, particularly in the region of the passive track switch, are fixed, characterized in that the transport element (110; 210; 410) has a response element (270; 370; 470) with at least one permanent magnet and/or non-switching electromagnet (271, 272; 471, 472), which is arranged preferably in a transversal position to the transport track, that is engaged within a gap between the first and the second linear motor string, wherein the transport element (110; 210; 410) can be moved along the transport track by means of interaction of the permanent magnet and/or non-switching electromagnet with the first and/or second linear motor string, wherein the passive track switch comprises a switch through which a magnetic polarity of the first linear motor string and/or the second linear motor string (150-1, 150-2; 250-1, 250-2; 350-1, 350-2; 450-1, 450-2) in the branching region of the track switch can be inverted for switching of the track switch.