Vacuum cleaner and docking station configured to cooperate with the same

A cleaning system comprising:

• a vacuum cleaner including:
• an air inlet;
• a suction motor having a suction motor inlet and a suction motor outlet;
• and
• a cleaner dust cup configured to transition between a collection position and an emptying position, the cleaner dust cup being upstream of the suction motor inlet when in the collection position and downstream of the suction motor outlet when in the emptying position;
• and
• a docking station, the docking station including:
• a base;
• a support extending from the base;
• a station dust cup removably coupled to the support;
• and
• a receptacle coupled to the support and configured to receive at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner, the cleaner dust cup being fluidly coupled to and upstream of the station dust cup when the vacuum cleaner is received in the receptacle;
• wherein the docking station does not include a suction motor for emptying the cleaner dust cup.