Switch (1) of a transport system for a movable transport element (T), where the switch (1) comprises a main track (3) and a secondary track (4) branching off, where the movable transport element (T) can be guided from a transition region (2), in which the secondary track (4) branches off from the main track (3), optionally along the main track (3) or transferred into the secondary track (4), where one or more linear motor sections (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) are respectively provided at the main track (3) and at the secondary track (4) for moving the movable transport element (T), where a switching force can be generated by way of the one or more linear motor sections (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) with which the movable transport element (T) can be guided along the main track (3) or transferred into the secondary track (4), characterized in that devices for creasing the switching force are provided in the transition region (2). Transport system comprising such a switch and transport element for such a transport system.