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Conspicuously missing from TFA: any measurement of the escalator's width. There's no shortage of single-file escalators in NYC. I wildly surmise they're seen a

Conspicuously missing from TFA: any measurement of the escalator's width. There's no shortage of single-file escalators in NYC. I wildly surmise they're seen as fancier than the two-person-wide kind associated with subway stations and malls. The Marriott Marquis in Times Square has two single-file escalators side by side — presumably the height of decadent luxury. Video: https://youtu.be/35-2FAI2DKU https://youtu.be/35-2FAI2DKU

hnlmorg 2y ago
I don’t know if that’s sarcasm or not, but that’s the norm for shops in the uk (where shops are large enough to warrant escalators)
kccqzy 2y ago
Even for the subway there are single-file escalators, like the one going down to 34th St Herald Square between 32nd and 33rd St.
bsimpson 2y ago
Without measurements, I can easily think of two other contenders: - The Google employee escalator at Pier 57. - The escalator to leave Delancey-Essex station.
rafram 2y ago
Port Authority is full of them — every single platform, I think.
gwbas1c 2y ago
Are the narrow escalators retrofits? IE, were there originally stairs that were converted to escalators?
rendaw 2y ago
Japan has been pushing for people to stand on both sides of the escalator. My dad thought it was due to unbalanced wear. I assumed single-file escalators were more efficient given that most people stand, they want to discourage walking, and it gets rid of the unbalanced load problem.
- aaron695 2y ago
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- ano-ther 2y ago
  Faster indeed > A trial in which Holborn's escalators became standing-only improved the speed customers got through the station, Transport for London (TfL) has found. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35354471.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35354471.amp https://foi.tfl.gov.uk/FOI-2015-1920/2015-1920-Report%20on%20Holborn%20Station%20Pilot_Redacted.pdf https://foi.tfl.gov.uk/FOI-2015-1920/2015-1920-Report%20on%2...

hnlmorg 2y ago

I don’t know if that’s sarcasm or not, but that’s the norm for shops in the uk (where shops are large enough to warrant escalators)

kccqzy 2y ago

Even for the subway there are single-file escalators, like the one going down to 34th St Herald Square between 32nd and 33rd St.

bsimpson 2y ago

Without measurements, I can easily think of two other contenders: - The Google employee escalator at Pier 57. - The escalator to leave Delancey-Essex station.

rafram 2y ago

Port Authority is full of them — every single platform, I think.

gwbas1c 2y ago

Are the narrow escalators retrofits? IE, were there originally stairs that were converted to escalators?

rendaw 2y ago

Japan has been pushing for people to stand on both sides of the escalator. My dad thought it was due to unbalanced wear. I assumed single-file escalators were more efficient given that most people stand, they want to discourage walking, and it gets rid of the unbalanced load problem.

aaron695 2y ago
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ano-ther 2y ago
Faster indeed > A trial in which Holborn's escalators became standing-only improved the speed customers got through the station, Transport for London (TfL) has found. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35354471.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35354471.amp https://foi.tfl.gov.uk/FOI-2015-1920/2015-1920-Report%20on%20Holborn%20Station%20Pilot_Redacted.pdf https://foi.tfl.gov.uk/FOI-2015-1920/2015-1920-Report%20on%2...