Editing Central–Mid-Levels escalator (section)

{{Short description|Outdoor escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong}}
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{{Infobox urban feature
| name          = Central–Mid-Levels escalator
| image_place   = Central-Mid-Levels_Escalator_and_Walkway_System_2017.jpg
| image_caption = Inside the escalator system
| place_type    = Outdoor escalator and walkway
| features     = [[Escalator]]s, [[walkway]]s, [[moving walkway]]s, [[stairs]]
| location     = [[Hong Kong Island]], Hong Kong
| owner        = [[Government of Hong Kong]]
| coordinates  = {{coord|22|17|1|N|114|9|17|E|}}
| construction = 1991–1993
| open         = {{Start date and age|df=y|1993|10|15}}
| height       = {{convert|135|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| length       = {{convert|800|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| maint        = 
| designer     = 
| website={{URL|td.gov.hk/en/transport_in_hong_kong/pedestrianisation/hillside_escalator/index.html|Transport Department profile}}
}}
{{Coord|22|17|1.19|N|114|9|17.40|E|type:landmark|display=title}}
{{Infobox Chinese
|t=中環至半山自動扶梯系統
|s=中环至半山自动扶梯系统
|y=zùng waan zí bún sàan zìh dùhng fu tài hàih tūng
|j=zung1 waan4 zi3 bun3 saan1 zi6 dung6 fu4 tai1 hai6 tung2
|ci=[t͡sʊ̋ŋ.wä̏ːn.t͡sīː.pūːn.sä̋ːn.t͡sìː.tʊ̀ŋ.fȕː.tʰɐ̋i̯.hɐ̀i̯.tʰʊ᷄ŋ]
|p=Zhōnghuán zhì Bànshān Zìdòngfútī Xìtǒng
}}
The '''Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system''' in [[Hong Kong]] is the longest outdoor covered [[escalator]] system in the world. The system covers over {{convert|800|m|abbr=on}} in distance and traverses an elevation of over {{convert|135|m|abbr=on}} from bottom to top. It opened in 1993 to provide an improved link between [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] and the [[Mid-Levels]] on [[Hong Kong Island]].

The escalators at top stage of the escalator system between [[Robinson Road, Hong Kong|Robinson Road]] and [[Conduit Road]] have been replaced, and went operational on 11 July 2018. In early 2019, three refurbished escalators between [[Mosque Street, Hong Kong|Mosque Street]] and Robinson Road went operational. In June 2019, two replaced escalators between [[Caine Road]] and [[Elgin Street, Hong Kong|Elgin Street]] opened to the public. The escalator between [[Gage Street]] and [[Wellington Street, Hong Kong|Wellington Street]] is currently{{when|date=October 2022}} under refurbishment.

Apart from serving as a mode of transport, the system is also a tourist attraction and is lined with restaurants, bars, and shops.<ref name="milelongescalator">{{cite news|last1=Gold|first1=Anne|title=Hong Kong's Mile-Long Escalator System Elevates the Senses: A Stairway to Urban Heaven|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/06/style/hong-kongs-milelong-escalator-system-elevates-the-senses-a-stairway-to.html|work=The New York Times|date=6 July 2001}}</ref>