To reduce production cost as much as possible while securing high speed and stable operation of an article storing equipment.

In an article storing equipment supported for moving to cross direction by a lifting frame 3 which can lifting operate an article handling device 4 for handling an article between the article storing parts 1 and itself lifting operation an long to cross direction in an article handling position to a plurality of article holding parts 1 positioned with them in parallel to vertical direction and cross direction respectively, a lifting frame 3 is formed with connecting frame parts 3A-3C divided in plurality along its longitudinal direction and a lifting driving means RD acting to longitudinal plurality of parts of the lifting frame 3 acts on coupling position of the divided frame parts 3A-3C and a position apart from them and the lifting frame 3 is lifted.