Charging system for transportation system without contact wire

A charging system for a transportation system without a contact wire, the charging system comprising:

• a charging device including
• a first charger including (i) a first power line for supplying power to a first vehicle having a first power storage device and (ii) a second power line for supplying power to a second vehicle having a second power storage device, and
• a second charger including (i) a third power line for supplying power to the first vehicle and (ii) a fourth power line for supplying power to the second vehicle;
• and
• a switching means including (i) a first switching means for controlling flow of the power supplied from the first charger to the first vehicle along the first power line, the first switching means being included in the first power line, (ii) a second switching means for controlling flow of the power supplied from the first charger to the second vehicle along the second power line, the second switching means being included in the second power line, (iii) a third switching means for controlling flow of the power supplied from the second charger to the first vehicle along the third power line, the third switching means being included in the third power line, (iv) a fourth switching means for controlling flow of the power supplied from the second charger to the second vehicle along the fourth power line, the fourth switching means being included in the fourth power line,
• wherein the transportation system includes (i) an up line track on which the first vehicle travels in a first direction, (ii) a down line track on which the second vehicle travels in a second direction opposite the first direction, and (iii) a station having a station controller which detects stopping of the first vehicle on the up track or the second vehicle on the down line track at the station, and
• wherein the station controller controls the first switching means, the second switching means, the third switching means, and the fourth switching means to cause the charging device to charge any one or both of the first vehicle on the up line track and the second vehicle on the down line track.