The escalator has long become a familiar detail of the situation not only in the subway, but also in aboveground buildings and structures. Moreover, in Moscow, on the Vorobyovy Gory, an “escalator” gallery functioned “by itself”, laid right along the alley. She led from the Leninsky Gorki metro station upstairs to Moscow State University and the observation deck. Now this gallery, alas, is destroyed and there is nothing left of the escalator.
Interestingly, what metro escalators at various times were considered the longest in the world?
List
- 10. Parliament Station, Melbourne (61 m)
- 9. Wheaton Station, Washington (70 m)
- 8. Namesti Miru Station, Prague (87 m)
- 7. Victory Park Station, Moscow (130 m)
- 6. Chernyshevskaya Station, St. Petersburg (131 m)
- 5. Station Square Lenin, St. Petersburg (131.6 m)
- 4. Admiralteyskaya Station, St. Petersburg (137.4 m)
- 3. Umeda, Osaka (173 m)
- 2. Hubei, Enshi (688 m)
- 1. Central-Mid-Levels Escalator, Hong Kong (800 m)
10. Parliament Station, Melbourne (61 m)
Parliament Station in Melbourne (Australia) is generally an interesting subway structure. The waiting room is located on the upper level, and the landing platforms are located at two different levels below.
This layout is caused by the fact that the station is a junction. At two different levels, four paths intersect here, leading in two cross directions.
This layout led to the fact that the escalator, allowing passengers to rise from the lower level of the platforms to the surface, has a length of more than 60 meters.
Interesting fact: the ticket office was built “on the contrary”: first, wells were drilled from the surface, which, after concreting, became supporting pillars. Then they dug a small foundation pit from above and gradually began to concrete horizontal levels. This made it possible to limit work at the street level with a minimal fence, which was fundamentally important in the crowded city.
9. Wheaton Station, Washington (70 m)
An escalator lifting Washington metro passengers to the surface Wheaton StationNot only the longest in the USA.
This mechanical staircase is the record holder of the entire Western Hemisphere.
The trick is that the escalator is 70 meters long, continuous - there are no interchange sites along its length. Wheaton station escalators are quite steep, 70 meters long, they have as much as 35 meters of elevation to the surface.
Interesting fact: Nearby Wheat Station, Forest Glen - the deepest in Washington (60 meters) - has no escalators at all. Passengers have to be content with huge elevators.
8. Namesti Miru Station, Prague (87 m)
Station to Make Peace (Peace Square) pretty young. It was opened in 1978, and in the early 90s was completely rebuilt.
The station is located deeper than all stations of the European Union - 53 meters. Such a deep location required the construction of an escalator with the appropriate parameters.
Multi-platform mechanical stairs are 87 meters long.
7. Victory Park Station, Moscow (130 m)
The four following champions are located in Russia. For example, Moscow metro station Victory Park It has escalator tracks 130 meters long.
The need for escalators of such substantial length is associated with a rather large depth of the station's laying. Official sources say the base mark is “-73 meters.”
Interesting fact: Park Victory station is officially considered the deepest metro station in Moscow.
6. Chernyshevskaya Station, St. Petersburg (131 m)
Leningrad is famous for the traditions of "the most-most." Not only did Peter I bother to lay a fortress and a shipyard in uninhabited, marshy places. So the place turned out to be really strategic! And the city of Peter the Great, gradually growing, felt the need for the construction of the subway.
The trouble is that marshy and very “floating” soils force tunneling at a considerable depth. It is not surprising that in our ranking of the “most-most escalators” the City of Petra takes three honorary prizes.
Name Chernyshevskaya station may be misleading. Its exit to the surface, indeed, is located near Chernyshevsky Avenue. However, the name of the station is precisely that: “Chernyshevskaya”, which is reflected on the pediment. The escalators of this station have a length of 131 meters.
Interesting fact: It was at this station for the first time in the history of Soviet metro construction that indirect lighting was used (with masked lamps).
5. Station Square Lenin, St. Petersburg (131.6 m)
Feature station Lenin Square It is that it was built in a single architectural project with the Chernyshevskaya station and the reconstruction of the Finland Station.
The depth of the station is rather big (and one of the record in the Baltic basin is 67 meters). As a result, escalators had to be equipped with a length of about 132 meters to access the surface.
4. Admiralteyskaya Station, St. Petersburg (137.4 m)
The next St. Petersburg record holder - Admiralteyskaya metro station. The length of its escalators is approximately 138 meters. Pretty young station, opened only in 2011.
Station of deep occurrence. The base mark of 86 meters is a record for the St. Petersburg metro and, in general, takes the station to the top ten in terms of depth all over the world. This is due, of course, to the immediate proximity of the station to the mouth of the Neva and the peculiarity of weak soils.
Interesting fact: Between 1997 and 2011, it was formally delivered, but had no stopping point. Metro trains drove her non-stop.
3. Umeda, Osaka (173 m)
What are we all about the subway, but the subway? In Japan, in the city Oscaca, you can meet such a wonderful miracle as an escalator, slowly lifting a visitor to a height of 173 meters!
The miraculous stairs are located inside the two towers of the Umeda Sky Building commercial complex, erected in 1993.
In fact, the length of the escalators is significantly greater than the designated 173 meters, since they lead from level to level on the way to the top - the famous "air garden".
But the owner of the structure, in response to a question about the total length of the mechanical stairs, only slyly squints (purely in Japanese).
2. Hubei, Enshi (688 m)
Still, no metro station and any shopping complex have the ability to "surpass" the scale of ground facilities.
The Chinese have built not only the longest stone wall on the planet. They did not hesitate to build for the sake of tourists one of the longest escalators on the planet.
Escalator in Enshi National Park (Hubei Province) has an impressive length of 688 meters. At the same time, he raises visitors to the national park to a height of about 250 meters.
Interesting fact: Despite the fact that the escalator line is considered continuous, in fact, it consists of a dozen separate segments. The reason for this is the curved line of the escalator, reminiscent of the Latin letter "S".
1. Central-Mid-Levels Escalator, Hong Kong (800 m)
Of course, no escalator other than a street one could be the champion in length among escalator systems.
So it is - get acquainted: the escalator "Average transplant"(So you can freely translate the original name of the building"Central Mid Levels Escalator»).
This is a complex of interconnected escalator systems right in the middle of Hong Kong anthill. It is no longer a tourist attraction, but part of the urban infrastructure.
Located in several tiers, escalator chains provide continuous bidirectional movement of visitors over a distance of more than 800 meters.
Interesting fact: Every day, more than 60 thousand citizens use the services of the escalator complex.