Pilot for Standing on Both Sides of EscalatorsAuthors: Celia Harrison, Neera Kukadia, Paul Stoneman, Grant Dyer.

Escalator etiquette is the etiquette of using escalators. In many places, there is a convention that people should stand on a particular side to allow other people to walk on the other side. Standing on the right is the most common convention, following early escalator design in London.

In Tokyo, one side of the escalator is usually reserved for walkers. East Japan Railway Company (JR East) launched a campaign Monday calling on riders to stand on both sides of the escalators inside some of the city's busiest transit hubs.

Forget standing on the right, blocking BOTH sides of an escalator makes your journey faster: Trial shows commuter behaviour cuts queues by a THIRD. Commuters asked to stand on both sides of an escalator - not just on right. Found queues were cut and 30% more people used escalators per...

There are various rules which are ingrained into the very core of Londoners. By far the most important of these is strict escalator discipline: we stand on the right, we walk on the left. I'm increasingly belligerent towards people that flout this golden rule. In the past I used to glare loudly at transgressors.

Back in November, Londoners were shocked and appalled that staff at Holborn tube station had decided to mess with one of the Underground's most sacred rules - walking on the left and standing on the right of the escalator. But even if science says standing on both sides is quicker - and...

The convention of standing on one side of an escalator, and walking, or running, as the case may be, up the other, may be coming to an end. Experts in the movements of people going up escalators found there was less congestion overall, if people stood on both sides.

When one side isn't reserved for walkers, it saves time for everyone. But transit users around the world just can't be convinced. East Japan Railway Company (JR East) launched a campaign this month calling on riders to stand on both sides of the escalators inside some of the city's busiest transit hubs.

OTOH, I see plenty of posters urging people to stand on the escalators. However, like no smoking and no bicycle parking signs, I expect these to go totally unheeded. During exceptionally busy times in London, commuters are often asked to stand on both sides of the escalators.

Absence of escalators on one side or some of the gates is for the reason of economy of space and money with logic. To the best of my knowledge you can go from anywhere to anywhere using only a staircase. Shouldn't both sides have escalators for the ease of passengers?

It is almost always in black color. It is present right next to place where we stand on escalator. What is that brush for?

News abounds that London Underground is encouraging people to stand on both sides of the escalator. Holborn tube station is testing the idea, with staff exhorting people to stand on both sides of the escalators to see if it can increase throughput of passengers leaving the station.

The escalators' handrails are also decorated with pink tape and drawings of cats saying "Don't walk!" or "Hold!" in speech bubbles. Railway officials wearing pink vests that remind passengers to use both sides and hold on to the handrails also ride the escalators with passengers as part of the effort.

...hours, standing on both sides of the up escalators reduces congestion by about 30 percent: Around 16,220 people can travel on the escalators Even on the other two escalators, people sometimes choose to climb — there is no penalty involved, but it does tend to create some friction when the...

A scheme to get people to stand on both sides of the escalator at Holborn was largely ignored by many commuters this morning. Research suggests that few people will climb escalators which are higher than 18.5 metres. The escalators at Holborn are 23.4 metres.

Most escalator walking happens at underground stations - people don't tend to be in such a hurry in a shopping centre, for instance. And in the UK, people of a certain age will remember the chilling public information films of the 1970s that featured a pair of children's blue wellington boots getting sucked...

Apparently, the escalator etiquette of 'stand left, walk right' is wrong. Signs have been put up at the Tokyo Train Station and people can now hear an announcement through the PA system that says, "Please stand on both sides of the escalator."

2. Escalators and moving walkways, both being moving belt systems, help pedestrians to traverse longer distance by reducing the level of physical effort that must be expended. The gears are connected through stepchains that loop around them and run down on both sides of the escalator.

Many people ignore this rule and stand on both sides of the escalator resuling in escalator traffic jams. Many people believe escalators are indicatave of the laziness of the human race. Instead or walking up stairs, people insist on being effortlessly floated to the top of their staircase.

An escalator is a conveyor transport device for transporting people, consisting of a staircase whose steps move up or down on tracks that keep the surfaces of the individual steps horizontal. A moving walkway, moving sidewalk, walkalator, travelator...

Ensure the escalator brakes operate properly during the startup procedure. Run the escalator in the down direction with no load, and, upon applying A protective cover with an integral safety switch must be installed at the handrail entry on each side of the escalator at both the top and bottom of the flight.

A highly efficient escalator is one that has the most output—that is, carries the most people to the destination. But the change was contentious. Stand on both sides of the escalator. The others will follow.

For example, one escalator that normally transported 12,745 people between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. on a typical week was able to move 16,220 because of standing rules. So for longer escalators, if the main aim is to increase escalator capacity, then asking people to ride on both sides will achieve this."

Escalators Basic Components. The Escalator consists of the following components: Landing Platforms. Truss. b. Interior Panel - commonly called "side panel" by mechanics. The central point of the balustrade that supports the handrail base and sets the proper elevation for handrails on a glass...

Escalator walkers and escalator standers are forever locked in struggle—they are like toilet paper over-the-roll installers and under-the-roll. And the real-world evidence, it seems, is on the side of the standers. Walkers are a bottleneck, and they're slowing each other — and the standers — down.

If an escalator carried 2,500 people an hour during weekday peak times, it could carry around 3,250 with people standing on both sides. Out of peak times, it makes less difference as people can usually get straight upstairs. This is mainly down to passenger behaviour during peak hours

It's back: tube passengers will be standing on both sides of the 'up' escalators at Holborn for six months from today. The new standing rule applies to two escalators nearest the Central line. There will be a third escalator you can walk up if you really want to.

Standing-only escalators had a "throughput" of up to 151 passengers per minute, while an escalator where commuters were still allowed to walk saw around 115. "This indicates that during very busy periods a greater throughput can be achieved when passengers stand on both sides of the escalator."

Early escalators had stairs made of wood - which happens to burn, unfortunately. One of the most notorious escalator accidents in history occurred on Following the tragedy, most of London's wooden escalators were removed and replaced; some of the last remaining ones can be seen (and ridden) at...