Monday, 15 March 2010

Commute into Central from Mid Levels Via Central Escalator

This Video is of the 10 minute commute from the escalator close to our apartment down to central, passing through the central oasis (where art students are encouraged to do installations and artwork) and under the Hang Seng Bank, finishing at the entrance to the shopping mall under 1 IFC.
The escalators are 800 metres (2,600 ft) long with a vertical climb of 135 metres (443 ft). The total travel time is around twenty minutes, but most people walk while the escalators move to shorten their trip. Due to the geographical location, the same distance is equivalent to several miles of zigzagging roads if travelling by car. It consists of twenty escalators and three moving sidewalks. According to the guinness book of records these escalators together form the longest outdoor covered escalator system.
The escalator daily runs downhill from 6:00am to 10:00am and uphill from 10:30am to midnight, The direction of each of the escalators is switched manually. Apart from serving as a method of transport, it is also a tourist attraction and has restaurants, bars, and shops lining its route. There is an entrance and exit on each road it passes, often on both sides of the road.

Music: The Orb - Plateau

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