Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. Log out. US Markets Loading H M S In the news. Clinton Nguyen. While San Francisco has its cable cars and Norway has bicycle lifts, one of Hong Kong's solutions to its huge inclines and traffic is its escalator system.
Opened in , the Central—Mid Levels Escalator has 18 escalators and three inclined moving walkways. The escalators run downhill during from midnight until AM, then uphill until midnight the next day. The whole system ferries tens of thousands of workers to and from work — 85, at the last count in The escalator bisects 14 roads, from Conduit Road in the west to Queens Road in the east.
Lan Fong Yuen 2 Gage St. Snagging a wooden stool here is a bonus -- only three are available in an incredibly tiny space. A bigger indoor space is available behind the stall. The restaurant's a retro-futuristic version of a cha chaan teng cheap Cantonese diner , serving creative takes on classic dishes.
Hong Kong's finest cheongsams. Near the beginning of the escalator system sits one of the longest-standing cheongsam workshops in town, Linva 38 Cochrane St. Easy access to Hong Kong's best bars.
The escalator system can be a lifesaver for wobbly heel-wearing party-goers hitting bars and clubs near SoHo -- up the hill from Central. Club 71 67 Hollywood Road, Central gathers the city's social activists and artistic types. Quinary Hollywood Road, Central still makes some of the best cocktails in town. Quench your thirst the traditional way. Good Spring Company offers three types of herbal teas -- hot or iced. Instead of lemonade, locals prefer to rehydrate with a detoxifying and immune-boosting herbal tea-to-go.
Good Spring Company 8 Cochrane St. Kung Lee 60 Hollywood Road, Central is famous for its thirst-quenching sugar cane juice. The escalators begin on Shelley Street and run all the way up to the Mid-Levels. Jump off here to visit the majority of SoHo district South of Hollywood Road , one of the busiest entertainment and night-life areas offering some of the best bars and restaurants in the city. The remaining escalators pass through more residential parts of town before finally reaching Conduit Road in Mid-Levels.
Aside from being a great way for visitors to take a free ride through the city, the escalator is popular with local commuters who take the system from their homes in the residential area of Mid-Levels to their offices in Central district.
To accommodate commuters, the escalator travels downwards from Mid-Levels from 6am to 10am daily, and, after 10am, the escalators switch direction and travel uphill until midnight. We and our partners use cookies to better understand your needs, improve performance and provide you with personalised content and advertisements. To allow us to provide a better and more tailored experience please click "OK". Sign Up. Travel Guides. Videos Beyond Hollywood Hungerlust Pioneers of love. Matthew Keegan.
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