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The Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. The system covers over 800 m (2,600 ft) in distance and traverses an elevation of over 135 m (443 ft) from bottom to top.
The Central–Mid-Levels escalator cuts through the Mid-Levels, from Central to Conduit Road. It allows people to travel quickly between these two places, compared with travelling by the winding roads up the mountain. At 800 metres (2,600 ft), it is the longest outdoor escalator in the world. It was opened on 15 October 1993.
The Mid-Levels Escalator is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world, [40] operating downhill until 10am for commuters going to work, and then operating uphill until midnight. [41] The Mid-levels Escalator consists of twenty escalators and three moving pavements. It is 800 metres long, [42] and climbs 135 vertical metres. [43]
The Bailong Elevator, 2009. The Bailong Elevator (Chinese: 百龙电梯; literally Hundred Dragons Elevator) is a glass double-deck elevator built onto the side of a cliff in the Wulingyuan area of Zhangjiajie, China, an area noted for more than 3,000 quartzite sandstone pillars and peaks across most of the site, many over 200 metres (660 ft) in height.
The Central–Mid-Levels walkway system is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world according to Guinness World Records. Other large systems exist in Tsuen Wan and Mong Kok. The Mumbai Skywalk Project, India is a discontinuous network of over 50 km of skywalks in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India.
Rows of escalators at the World Trade Center in Dubai Escalator in a metro station in Warsaw Fujitec escalator in action, 2020 Escalators at the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building or structure.
A terrifying escalator accident caught on camera at Repubblica metro station in Rome, Italy, injured about two dozen people on Tuesday. Horrifying video shows crowded escalator speed out of ...
The Summit, which consists of several hills, has an outdoor escalator that was previously the world's longest. The theme park has various attractions and rides, including four roller coasters , [ needs update ] and also animal exhibits with different themes, such as a giant panda habitat, rainforest, and polar displays, as well as an aquarium ...