Editing Central–Mid-Levels escalator (section)

===Route===
The escalators exist because [[Hong Kong Island]] is dominated by steep, hilly terrain, which makes it the home of several unusual methods of transport up and down the slopes. The Central–Mid-Levels escalator system was featured on the CNN website as one of the "coolest commutes" in the world in March 2015.<ref name="coolestcommute">{{cite news|last1=Hinson|first1=Tamara|title=7 of the world's coolest commutes|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-coolest-commutes/index.html|publisher=CNN|date=23 February 2015}}</ref>

It links [[Queen's Road Central]] in [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] with [[Conduit Road]] in the [[Mid-Levels]], travelling primarily up Cochrane Street and Shelley Street.<ref name="plananddesign"/> At Queen's Road Central, the Central–Mid-Levels escalators system is connected through [[Central Market, Hong Kong|Central Market]] to the [[Central Elevated Walkway]], an extensive [[footbridge]] network covering the Central area.

The escalator system is {{convert|800|m|ft|abbr=on}} long with a vertical climb of {{convert|135|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="plananddesign"/> The total travel time is twenty minutes, but many people walk while the escalator moves to shorten their trip.<ref name="plananddesign"/> Due to the geographical situation, the same distance is equivalent to several miles of zigzagging roads if travelling by car. According to [[Guinness World Records]], these escalators together form the longest outdoor covered escalator system.<ref name="scmpstairway">{{cite news|title=Stairway to urban heaven|url=http://www.scmp.com/article/973137/stairway-urban-heaven|work=South China Morning Post|date=11 July 2011}}</ref>