Escalator speeds

Roderick Smith (rodsmith@werple.mira.net.au)
3 May 1997 12:44:25 GMT

What are some typical escalator speeds at modern metro stations?
In my home city (Melbourne, Australia), we have very slow escalators.
Except in the morning peak period, they run at 56 to 60 steps/minute.
In Moskva, a down escalator at Beloruskaya was timed at 131 steps/minute;
an up escalator at Tretyakovskay was timed at 113 steps/minute.

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Regards,
Roderick Smith
(Rail News Victoria editor)