Longest Escalators in the Western Hemisphere | D.C. Metro

These are among the 8 longest escalators in not just the D.C. Metro system, but also the United States, and the entire Western Hemisphere. All of these are on the Red Line, except for Rosslyn Station, which is on the Blue/Silver/Orange lines. 0:03-1:56 #8 Tenleytown (up) - 161' long, 1:53 ride time 2:02-3:55 #8 Tenleytown (down) - ", 1:53 ride time 3:57-6:01 #7 Dupont Circle S (down) - 170' long, 85' rise, 2:04 ride time 6:04-8:17 #6 Dupont Circle N (up) - 188' long, 2:13 ride time (There are a couple other escalators elsewhere in the U.S. not included here, around 190'. The remaining ranks also hold in the Western Hemisphere:) 8:26-10:43 #5 Rosslyn (up) - 194' long, 2:17 ride time 10:49-13:03 #5 Rosslyn (down) - ", 2:14 ride time 13:10-15:37 #4 Medical Center (up) - 202' long, 101' rise, 2:27 ride time 15:44-18:12 #4 Medical Center (down) - ", 2:28 ride time 18:16-20:43 #3 Woodley Park (down) - 204' long, 102' rise (2nd deepest Metro station - 150' deep; longest escalator in D.C.), 2:27 ride time 20:53-23:18 #3 Woodley Park (down) - ", 2:25 ride time 23:26-25:57 #2 Bethesda (up) - 212' long, 106' rise, 2:31 ride time 26:03-28:35 #2 Bethesda (down) - ", 2:32 ride time 28:40-29:58 Honorable mention: Forest Glen (up) - elevator only, no escalators as this is the deepest Metro station (196' deep) 30:12-33:06 #1 Wheaton (up) - 230' long, 115' rise, 2:54 ride time 33:22-36:18 #1 Wheaton (down) - ", 2:56 ride time 36:27-36:36 Outro: outbound train arriving at Wheaton station