 The
"Mid-Levels Escalators" are a series of escalators
going from Des Voeux Road in Central
up to Conduit Road of the Mid-Levels
(the mid section of the hill on Hong Kong Island). It just goes
up and up and up!
Along the way, there are restaurants and shops, especially
in the lower sections.
It takes about 20-25 minutes to take the escalators all the
way up to Conduit Road.
Directions
Here are the directions to get to the bottom of it to go up.
1.
Go to the Central station of the MTR
(subway train)
2.
Take exit C
3.
Once you are on street level (Des Voeux Rd Central),
turn left (going northwest).
4.
After 3 or 4 blocks, you will see Hang Seng Bank Headquarters
building on your right (tall building with big rounded metalic
corners), and Central Market (slated to be demolished some time)
on your left (sandwiched between Queen Victoria Street and Jubilee
Street). You will also see two pedestrian bridges / skywalks in
between overlooking Des Voeux Rd Central. Go up to the same level
as the pedestrian bridges.
5.
Go southwest once you are upstairs along side the Central
Market (away from Des Voeux Rd Central).
6.
At the other end of that building, you will find the
connection to the escalators.
Alternative
Route
Here is an easier way without walking on the street
level and partly air-conditioned but a slightly longer route:
1.
From the MTR Central station, walk to the interconnected
Hong Kong station of the Airport Express trains before exiting
the turnstiles.
2.
Go to Exit E1 of the Airport Express Hong Kong station,
which is at One IFC (International Finance Center).
(Note: Exit E1 of Hong Kong station is different from that in
the Central station. It should be a round indoor open space with
a big round column in the middle.)
3.
There are two sets of glass doors, one facing northwest leading
to the Four Seasons Hotel, while the other faces southwest. Take
the southwest doors to the elevated pedestrain walkway outside.
4.
Continue southwest towards the Hang Seng Bank building.
5.
Continue southwest through the Hang Seng Bank building
towards the Central Market (many stores in which are closed).
6.
Continue southwest through the Central Market. Once you are through
it, you are at the Mid-Levels Escalators.
 You
can see the escalators on the map of Central station at the MTR
web site (find the link in the LINKS
section of this site). It is marked as an orange line in section
4-R on the map.
Be warned that the Mid-Levles Escalators run just
one-way. In the morning it takes people down. In the evening,
it takes people up. In between, it either goes up or down - probably
mostly up. (I am not sure of the exact hours.) But there are stairs
alongside for up or down traffic.
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