The longest Metro escalator has an even longer wait time

Chosen commuters in the D C area have to factor in the time it takes just to wait on an escalator to get to their train But that s because it s the longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere and it s in Wheaton Maryland Residents in the region have to wait roughly minutes and seconds when riding the escalator down to the platform of The Wheaton Metro station Metro reported the station s escalator is the longest in the system measuring at a whopping feet To give chosen perspective it is a little more than half as long as the pyramid of Giza Every time I take this escalator I have to get here five minutes early Jelani Blakey notified WTOP as he was about to hop on Blakey had no idea the escalator holds the title of being the longest in the Western Hemisphere That s crazy he explained It s amazing I m glad we do though It gives us something to be known for Gerry Champa however knew it was the longest in the New World Other ones from Metro are also long he commented The second-longest escalator is at the Bethesda station also one of the longest in America and it stretches out to feet according to WMATA More Metro stories Metro sees big gains in safety and ridership over the past year with car thefts down Metro safety watchdog calls for expedited work to install new radio communication system Prince George s Co bus gets a makeup right as Metro bus revamps Selected hustle up and down the escalator to get where they re going faster but others use the opportunity to scroll You get on your cellphone Blakey joked Champa announced she likes to go with the flow and either check messages or people watch Others however don t even want to stand the whole time Mark Williams explained he had to take a seat on the escalator during his trip It s a long ride he disclosed Williams did point out that Metro does have signs asking commuters not to sit down but It s a little scary on the way up and a little scary on the way down Now while it takes a long time to ride it every day the real issue is when it stops running and you have to make that hike to the top Source