RAILWAY TERMINAL FOR CONTAINERS, AND RAILWAY WAGON

The present invention relates to a railroad car  terminal (1) for loading railway wagon (6) with containers (7) and/or unloading railway wagons (6) which are laden with containers (7). The railway terminal (1) comprises a section of track (3) and at least one loading and/or unloading platform (4, 5). Preferably, a loading and/or unloading platform (4, 5) is provided on both sides. The loading and/or unloading platform (4, 5) lies along and adjacent to the section of track (3), and is at a higher level than the latter. Supports (11) are arranged on either side of the section of track (3), on which supports the superstructure (14), comprising the loading floor (15), of railway wagon (6) to be loaded and/or unloaded can be supported, in such a manner that the loading floor (15) of the said railway wagons (6) is held at a fixed, predetermined height during loading and/or unloading. In this case, the railway wagons (6) are preferably provided with setting means (17), in order to be able to support the China railway wagon (6) on the supports (11) and to be able to lift them off these supports (11). Advantageously, there is an essentially flat connection between the loading floor (4) and the respective platforms. The loading platforms (4) may slope downwards towards the track (3), while the unloading platform (5) slopes downwards away from the track (3).