A transfer station configured to handle cargo receptacles, wherein the transfer station includes: a transfer device that includes at least one holder component configured to hold and release cargo receptacles, at least one platform configured to support the cargo receptacles, at least one transfer device frame extending in a vertical direction, in which the at least one platform is mounted in a vertically displaceable manner, the transfer device frame includes at least one lifting drive component configured to vertically displace the platform, a base member on which the transfer device frame is mounted, an electronic circuit configured to control the operation of at least one component of the transfer station.