A transport path for articles, such as beverage containers or the like, the transport path comprising - a first transport section for moving grouped articles and - a second transport section, which connects to the first transport section, and which a) comprises a first module with a plurality of circulatingly guided folding fingers by means of which flaps of packaging blanks, each with a grouping of articles standing thereon, can be held in an upright orientation during a movement along the second transport section, and which second transport section b) comprises a second module, which comprises at least one conveyor belt (23, 23') for moving grouped articles along the second transport section or at least one transfer plate for the sliding movement of groupings of articles along the second transport section, wherein the first module and the second module are interchangeable, and wherein the transport path has at least one endless traction means with a plurality of pusher bars arranged thereon, which plurality of pusher bars accompanies the groupings of articles in contiguous contact with their rear ends in the course of their movement along the first transport section, wherein a range of the particular endless traction means formed along the transport path is adaptable such that i) the plurality of pusher bars arranged on the particular endless traction means either accompanies groupings of articles in contiguous contact with their rear ends in the course of their movement only along the first transport section, or such that ii) the plurality of pusher bars arranged on the particular endless traction means accompanies groupings of articles, in each case in contiguous contact with their rear ends, both in the course of their movement along the first transport section and in the course of their movement along the second transport section, characterised in that a guide for the particular endless traction means is provided in the area of the second transport section, and in which a section is separable from the particular endless traction means in order to shorten the particular range of the particular endless traction means, and the guide is designed to hold the separated section of the particular endless traction means in the area of the second transport section. - a first transport section for moving grouped articles and - a second transport section, which connects to the first transport section, and which a) comprises a first module with a plurality of circulatingly guided folding fingers by means of which flaps of packaging blanks, each with a grouping of articles standing thereon, can be held in an upright orientation during a movement along the second transport section, and which second transport section b) comprises a second module, which comprises at least one conveyor belt (23, 23') for moving grouped articles along the second transport section or at least one transfer plate for the sliding movement of groupings of articles along the second transport section, wherein the first module and the second module are interchangeable, and wherein the transport path has at least one endless traction means with a plurality of pusher bars arranged thereon, which plurality of pusher bars accompanies the groupings of articles in contiguous contact with their rear ends in the course of their movement along the first transport section, wherein a range of the particular endless traction means formed along the transport path is adaptable such that i) the plurality of pusher bars arranged on the particular endless traction means either accompanies groupings of articles in contiguous contact with their rear ends in the course of their movement only along the first transport section, or such that ii) the plurality of pusher bars arranged on the particular endless traction means accompanies groupings of articles, in each case in contiguous contact with their rear ends, both in the course of their movement along the first transport section and in the course of their movement along the second transport section, characterised in that a guide for the particular endless traction means is provided in the area of the second transport section, and in which a section is separable from the particular endless traction means in order to shorten the particular range of the particular endless traction means, and the guide is designed to hold the separated section of the particular endless traction means in the area of the second transport section. a) comprises a first module with a plurality of circulatingly guided folding fingers by means of which flaps of packaging blanks, each with a grouping of articles standing thereon, can be held in an upright orientation during a movement along the second transport section, and which second transport section b) comprises a second module, which comprises at least one conveyor belt (23, 23') for moving grouped articles along the second transport section or at least one transfer plate for the sliding movement of groupings of articles along the second transport section, wherein i) the plurality of pusher bars arranged on the particular endless traction means either accompanies groupings of articles in contiguous contact with their rear ends in the course of their movement only along the first transport section, or such that ii) the plurality of pusher bars arranged on the particular endless traction means accompanies groupings of articles, in each case in contiguous contact with their rear ends, both in the course of their movement along the first transport section and in the course of their movement along the second transport section,