A transport apparatus includes first and second linkages. The first
linkage includes first and third arms that can be rotated around a
coaxial rotary shaft of first through third driving shafts coaxially
arranged, and transports a first carrier. The second linkage includes a
second arm and the third arm that can be rotated around the coaxial
rotary shaft of the first through third driving shafts, and transports a
second carrier. The first and second linkages are arranged to allow the
first and second carriers to move beyond the coaxial rotary shaft of the
first through third driving shafts without interfering with each other.