Huangguan Escalator

The Huangguan Escalator (Chinese: 皇冠大扶梯; literally: "Crown Grand Escalator", also known as the Lianglukou Escalator) is an escalator in Chongqing, China.

Constructed in 1993 and completed in 1996, the Huangguan Escalator was the highest single-grading escalator in China and Asia when it was built. Currently, it is the second highest escalator in Asia, only shorter than an escalator in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is 112 metres (367 ft) long and 1.3 metres (4.3 ft) wide, with a height of about 53 metres (174 ft), and connects the Chongqing Railway Station to Lianglukou, a community located on a nearby hill.

It takes 2.5 minutes for a passenger to finish an one-way trip on the escalator. The material used for building it was imported, and the design and construction were directed by a local engineer, who also directed the construction of Chongqing Amusement Park.

The escalator plays a key role in the civil transportation of the mountainous city Chongqing.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Huangguan Escalator". Baidu.
  2. ↑ "The most unique escalator in the world". Chongqing News - Hualong Web.
  3. ↑ "Chongqing Huangguan Escalator: the longest in Asia". Tencent Chongqing.


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