Transportation system

A transportation system comprising:

• a plurality of main tracks, each of the plurality of main tracks comprising a plurality of endless flexible drives arranged along a length of the main track, and each of the plurality of endless flexible drives comprising a plurality of engaging means on an upper surface of the plurality of endless flexible drives;
• a plurality of pods configured to get engaged to the plurality of engaging means to be propelled along the length of the main track;
• at least one diverter belt configured at an end of the main track to direct the pods from a station to the main track, or divert the pods from the main track to the station, wherein the main track comprises at least one stationary strip located along the length of the main track parallel to the plurality of endless flexible drives, and wherein the pods comprise wheels configured to rest on the at least one stationary strip and bear at least a part of weight of the pods,
• wherein the engaging means is a friction material provided on the upper surface of each of the plurality of endless flexible drives, and each of the plurality of pods includes a longitudinally oriented channel located on a bottom surface of respective pods, the channel being sized such that the corresponding flexible drive gets engaged with the channel and a frictional force between the channel and the friction material provides a traction force to move the pod along with the flexible drive.