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escalator

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thumb|Escalator in a Centrum Nauki Kopernik metro station|metro station in [[Warsaw]] thumb|Rows of escalators at the World Trade Center in Dubai thumb|thumbtime=3|Fujitec escalator in action, 2020 thumb|Escalator maintenance test run thumb|upright|Escalators at the Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Redeemer statue in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]

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An escalator is a moving staircase that automatically carries people between different levels in buildings and public spaces. They are widely used in locations like metro stations, shopping centers, and tourist attractions to efficiently transport large numbers of people vertically.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mode of transport
Image
Escalier roulant Baudet, Donon et Roussel.png
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maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Transport
location of creation
New York City
Commons category
Escalators
topic's main category
Category:Escalators
Commons gallery
Escalator
discoverer or inventor
Jesse W. Reno
inception
1891-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Inventors and manufacturers
  • Extant historic escalator models
  • Etymology
  • Design
  • Components
  • Alternative designs
  • Safety
  • Legislation
  • Etiquette
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Escalator in a Centrum Nauki Kopernik metro station|metro station in [[Warsaw]] thumb|Rows of escalators at the World Trade Center in Dubai thumb|thumbtime=3|Fujitec escalator in action, 2020 thumb|Escalator maintenance test run thumb|upright|Escalators at the Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Redeemer statue in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]

An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building or structure. It consists of a motor-driven chain of individually linked steps on a track which cycle on a pair of tracks which keep the step tread horizontal.

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