A method and arrangement are provided for guiding a drive chain in an area of a reversing chain wheel of a pedestrian conveyor system. The drive chain contains plate link elements, connecting elements connecting the plate link elements in leading and trailing coupling areas of the respective plate link elements, and guide rolls respectively located in the spaces between the coupling areas. The arrangement is such that the drive chain is guided into the chain wheel so that, as seen in the direction of movement, the connecting element in a leading coupling area of one plate link element is guided into an associated reception area of the chain wheel. The guiding roll of that plate link element is then brought into a corresponding cap-shaped indentation of the reversing wheel. The connecting element of the trailing coupling area of same plate link element is guided into an associated reception area of the reversing wheel after the guiding roll of that plate link element is supported by the cap-shaped indentation in an elastically cushioned manner. The guiding roll of a subsequent plate link element, as seen in the direction of movement, is supported on a guiding profile until the connecting element in the trailing coupling area of the preceding plate link element is introduced into the associated reception area.
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