Unlike other metropolitan cities in the world, Hong Kong has a unique land contour. Has an area of 1,104 square kilometers, Hong Kong dominated hilly areas.
Visits to the city center, you will see skyscrapers buildings standing on the land is hilly.
For local residents who move without relying on private vehicles, up and down hills on foot of course, very draining.
As a solution, in 1993, the government launched the Hong Kong Mid-Levels Escalators, an escalator that connects the system to the south central region which is fairly steep hill area. Unlike general escalator, as quoted hongkongextras.com, this escalator has a length of about 800 meters or almost 1 kilometer, and is divided into 20 escalators and three flat escalator.
Remarkably length, escalator manufacturing costs HK $ 245 million was touted as a roofed outdoor escalator the longest in the world.
The journey starts from Queen's Road Central Hong Kong in the center, and ends at Conduit Road which lies on the hill. Considering this is a single escalator, then the operation direction is set according to schedule.
At 06:00 to 10:00, escalators operate to serve users who want to get off Conduit Road - Queen's Road Central. Afterwards, escalator changed direction (up) until 24.00.
This escalator an attraction for tourists. While climbing, users can while enjoying the sights of Hong Kong. As far as the eye could see, the left and right eskalotar flanked by shops, restaurants, cafes, and other commercial places.
This escalator is passing through areas that become a favorite destination of tourists, among them Hollywood Road, its clothing boutiques, cozy cafes and the area is full, SoHo, and Graham Street where the oldest market in Hong Kong is located.
To browse the full traveling escalator, it takes at least 20 minutes.
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