The present invention relates to a communication
system for communicating between at least one vehicle (4; 5) and a fixed-position
base station (6), wherein the at least one vehicle travels along a predetermined motion trajectory, wherein the communication is performed using a
slot waveguide (1) extending parallel to the motion trajectory of the vehicle (4; 5), wherein at least one antenna (16A, 16B; 17A, 17B; 18A, 18B) connected to a transmitting and receiving device (10; 11; 12) of the fixed-position
base station (6) and at least one antenna (21A, 21B; 22A, 22B) of the vehicle (4; 5) extend into the
slot waveguide, wherein when the vehicle (4; 5) moves, the antenna (21A, 21B; 22A, 22B) of the vehicle (4; 5) extends along the
slot waveguide (1). The slot
waveguide (1) moves in the longitudinal direction, the slot
waveguide (1) comprises at least two sections (1A; 1B; 1C; 1D) separated from each other by gaps (7; 8; 9), each section (1A; 1B; 1C; 1D) of the slot
waveguide (1) is provided with at least one antenna (16A, 16B; 17A, 17B; 18A, 18B) extending into the corresponding section (1A; 1B; 1C; 1D), and two mutually adjacent antennas (16A, 16B; 17A, 17B; 18A, 18B) extending into different sections (1A; 1B; 1C; 1D) of the slot waveguide (1) are respectively coupled via
coupling devices (13; 14; 15) not only to the common transmitting and receiving device (10; 11; 12) of the fixed
base station (6), but also to each other.