A transfer arrangement (TA) for transferring sausage-shaped products (S), like sausages, to a rod-like element, like a smoking rod, provided in a loading position of a hanging line, each of the sausage-shaped products (S) contain a flowable filling material in a tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing provided with a suspension element (L), like a suspension loop, through which the sausage-shaped products (S) can be suspended on the rod-like element, the transfer arrangement (TA) comprises: an infeed device having an infeed conveyor and a guide bar along which the suspension elements (L) of the sausage-shaped products (S) are guided in an infeed direction (ID) to the rod-like element, a transport device which is arranged above the rod-like element and the guide bar and which has a conveyor device with transportation elements for transporting the sausage-shaped products (S) along the guide bar towards the rod-like element, and a drive device for driving the conveyor device , and an indexing device for supporting the guide bar , wherein the indexing device includes at least two pairs of indexing pins (402, 502; 404, 504) configured to be reversibly moved pairwise and alternately into an engagement position for engaging with the guide bar for supporting the guide bar and into a release position for disengaging with the guide bar for allowing the passage of a suspension element (L) of a sausage-shaped product (S) to be suspended on the rod-like element in the loading position, wherein the indexing pins of each pair of indexing pins (402, 502; 404, 504) are arranged on opposite sides of the guide bar and at least substantially opposite to each other, characterized by transmission means for driving and controlling the movement of the indexing pins (402, 502; 404, 504), wherein the transmission means are driven by the transport device . an infeed device having an infeed conveyor and a guide bar along which the suspension elements (L) of the sausage-shaped products (S) are guided in an infeed direction (ID) to the rod-like element, a transport device which is arranged above the rod-like element and the guide bar and which has a conveyor device with transportation elements for transporting the sausage-shaped products (S) along the guide bar towards the rod-like element, and a drive device for driving the conveyor device , and an indexing device for supporting the guide bar , wherein the indexing device includes at least two pairs of indexing pins (402, 502; 404, 504) configured to be reversibly moved pairwise and alternately into an engagement position for engaging with the guide bar for supporting the guide bar and into a release position for disengaging with the guide bar for allowing the passage of a suspension element (L) of a sausage-shaped product (S) to be suspended on the rod-like element in the loading position, wherein the indexing pins of each pair of indexing pins (402, 502; 404, 504) are arranged on opposite sides of the guide bar and at least substantially opposite to each other, characterized by transmission means for driving and controlling the movement of the indexing pins (402, 502; 404, 504), wherein the transmission means are driven by the transport device . <EOS>