The longest escalator

Hong Kong residents have the opportunity to move around the city in several planes. Options weight: taxis, buses, metro, trams, helicopters. However, Central Mid levels Escalator is probably the most extravagant method of transportation.

This type of transport can truly be called universal, because it is divided into sectors, and allows Hong Kong residents to quickly move from home to work. Interestingly, the escalator at a certain time changes its direction. Central Mid levels Escalator is designed to reduce the number of traffic jams in the city.

The escalator runs along expensive shops, restaurants and cafes. It was built in 1994. Since that time, it carries about 60 thousand people every day.

Many tourists wishing to enjoy the view of Hong Kong from a great height, use the escalator, overcoming the slopes of Victoria Peak. To reach the top you can choose mountain tram, car, public transport or Central Mid levels Escalator.

In the Japanese city of Osaka is the second largest escalator that connects the two towers of the huge skyscraper Umeda. The length of the structure is 173 meters.