A station (1) of a cable transportation system (2) configured for U-turning the direction of movement of a transportation unit (3) supported and moved outside the station by at least a cable (4), the station comprising: • - a device for the automatic uncoupling (5) of the cable from the transportation unit; • - a device for the automatic coupling (6) of the cable to the transportation unit; • - a guiding device (7) extending along a longitudinal axis (8) and configured for supporting and guiding the transportation unit (3) inside the station between the automatic uncoupling device (5) and the automatic coupling device (6).