China's longest escalator ride lasts 2-1/2 minutes
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Published in Weird News
CHONGQING, China (UPI) -- A video recorded by a visitor to a Chinese subway station documents the 2 1/2-minute ascent of an escalator believed to be China's longest.
The video recorded at the Chongqing Railway Station shows the resident board the moving staircase and riding for a full 2-1/2 minutes before reaching the top.
The escalator was built in 1996 and measures 367 feet.
The moving staircase, which ascends 173 feet vertically, is believed to be China's largest.
Copyright 2015 by United Press International
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