Cabin for accommodating passengers

A cabin for accommodating passengers for a transport apparatus, such as a cable railway or the like, comprising:

• at least one doorway;
• at least one door member for closing said doorway;
• at least one guide means associated with said at least one door member for translatably guiding said at least one door member along a substantially straight line;
• said at least one guide means comprising upper guide means and lower guide means;
• said upper guide means defining an upper substantially vertical pivot axis and being pivotably mounted to the cabin to pivot about said upper substantially vertical pivot axis;
• said lower guide means defining a lower substantially vertical pivot axis coaxial with said upper vertical pivot axis and being pivotably mounted to the cabin to pivot about said lower pivot axis;
• means defining at least one further substantially vertical pivot axis;
• at least one pivot arm pivotable about said at least one further substantially vertical pivot axis;
• means for pivoting said at least one pivot arm about said at least one further substantially vertical pivot axis;
• a hinge connection for connecting said at least one pivot arm to said at least one door member;
• a sensing member for sensing control members of a station of the transport apparatus;
• and
• door actuating means operatively connected with said sensing member for opening said at least one door member when entering said station and for closing said at least one door member when departing said station.