Escalator or moving walkway having an illuminating device for illuminating a transition region

A passenger transport system configured as an escalator or a moving walkway, the passenger transport system comprising:

• a stationary access region;
• a transport belt comprising a plurality of tread units arranged along a direction of motion, the transport belt configured to be displaced in a circumferential manner relative to the stationary access region;
• a transition region in which combing structures of the transport belt adjoin static comb structures of the access region;
• an illuminating device having at least one light source for emitting light in the visible spectrum,
• wherein the illuminating device is configured such that at least a first portion of the light emitted by the at least one light source is focused such that it predominantly illuminates an elongate transition surface which includes the transition region including the comb structures and the combing structures of the transport belt which mesh therewith in the region of the comb structures,
• wherein the transition surface extends transversely to a direction of longitudinal extension of the passenger transport system along an entire exposed width of the transport belt, and
• wherein the illuminating device further comprises a projection device, the projection configured to project a second portion of the light emitted by the at least one light source onto a projection surface such that at least one symbol selected from a plurality of possible symbols is selectively displayed.