Walking Tour: 中環至半山自動扶梯 Central-Mid-Level Escalators

This tour starts from the Central Pier and goes up the 中環至半山自動扶梯 Central-Mid-Level Escalators to Conduit Road. You will be starting from here:

From Walking Tour - 中環至半山自動扶梯

Once you get off the boat, proceed to the footbridge following the sign "City Hall Connaught Road Central, MTR".



As you cross the footbridge you can see the IFC on the right and the rest of the Hong Kong skyline on the left.



Keep walking on the footbridge past IFC towards The Forum. In IFC, there is the Hong Kong MTR station which allows a quick ride to the airport.



Follow the signs to The Forum (and make a right where it indicates). You will also walk towards Exchange Square.



For reference, here's a map to show you the route.



Looking to your left, you will see 干諾道西 (Connaught Road Central).



Once you reach The Forum, you will continue down the path towards the Hang Seng Bank building.



When you reach the footbridge in front of the Hang Seng Bank Headquarters, you'll notice a picture of a mountain with an escalator. You will want to follow those signs.



As you pass the Hang Bank and reach this footbridge:



Look over the side onto 德輔道中 (Des Voeux Road), which also contains the Hong Kong Tramway. That tramway used to run along the edge of the old shoreline for Hong Kong Island.



As you continue along, you will see an old shopping arcade.



After you pass through the arcade and get on the footbridge, to your right is 中環中心 (The Center), which was featured in The Dark Knight.



This footbridge is right over 皇后大道中 (Queen's Road Central).


Finally, you have reached the first escalator.



The first street that the escalator passes over is 士丹利街 (Stanley Street).



Next, is 威靈頓街 (Wellington Street). If you leave the escalators and head down that street, you will end up at 蘭桂坊 (Lan Kwai Fong). Not shown on the first picture, but across the street from the long line of people waiting for lunch is Mak's Noodle, a fairly well known noodle shop in HK.



You'll notice that along the sides of the escalators are many shops and restaurants.



Then there are also older apartment building lining the way too.



The next street you reach when you get off the first escalator



... is 結志街 (Gage Street)



and 擺花街 (Lyndhurst Terrace).



You'll notice if you go down to the street level that there is a lot of room for foot traffic to pass by these bars and restaurants.



If you go down Lyndhurst Terrace on the right (facing up on the escalators) there is a bakery known for its puff pastries and, to some degree, 蛋撻 (egg tarts).



Going back to the escalators, we progress towards 荷里活道 (Hollywood Road and the beginning of the South of Hollywood or 荷南 (SoHo area.



Up the escalator which then runs briefly along Hollywood Road.



When you reach Hollywood Road, on the front left is the 中區警署 (Central Police Station).



Progressing down the short elevated block of Hollywood Road you will reach a double set of escalators that begins the SoHo area.



One thing you'll notice is this machine:



It allows a 2 HKD discount for MTR rides originating from the Central area. You'll see long lines of people from time-to-time waiting to get the discount.



Continuing along, you will walk along 些利街 (Shelley Street).



This is what the underside of the escalators looks on Hollywood Road.



Continuing on...



You reach 士丹頓街 (Staunton Street).



And then up past these...



You'll reach 伊利近街 (Elgin Street)



The next street after that is 堅道 (Caine Road)


For your reference, here is the list of guidelines for the escalators



Looking back, this is what the escalators look like from above



Continuing up...



You reach a bridge over Caine Road that allows you to see over the street



This is what you see



Moving up the escalator...


You will reach the Jamia Masjid



Looking back at the escalators...



Continuing on, you'll reach 摩羅廟街 (Mosque Street)



You'll notice here that the escalators are now yellow-ish instead of green



Another view back down



Upon reaching 卑利街 (Peel Street), you'll notice that the shops and restaurants have all given way to residential



Should you decide to go against the flow and go back down, you'll need to walk down these stairs



At least there are some rest areas along the way



Continuing on, you will pass over 羅便臣道 (Robinson Road).



At this point, we are almost to 干德道 (Conduit Road) which is the end of the escalators.



Up the final set of escalators...



And voila...



You reach the end.



Now, the escalators go either up hill or down hill depending on the hours



You can either head down via the stairs



Or by public transportation such as a minibus



Thanks for following on this tour, and hope you enjoyed this small slice of Hong Kong. Suggestions, comments, or criticisms are welcome.