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It was originally a switching/signalling waypoint, and later started seasonal passenger service for skiiers in 1932, before later switching to year-round servic

It was originally a switching/signalling waypoint, and later started seasonal passenger service for skiiers in 1932, before later switching to year-round service. Apparently it used to be a popular hiking destination as well, but with the establishment of more convenient rail and road routes became less popular in the 80s.

toss1 1y ago
Convenient — your hike (or climbing with skiis) starts immediately at the train platform!
- koakuma-chan 1y ago
  I would rather take stairs instead a really long escalator, it's scary af (when going down).
  - gruez 1y ago
    Really? I've gone down long escalators before and it doesn't feel scary, and I'm scared of heights.
    - koakuma-chan 1y ago
      I took this[0] in Kyiv, it was really uncomfortable. Apparently it's "Deepest Metro station in the world, and a long escalator ride" [1] [0]: https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/15/9b/84/38/20181108-111523-largejpg.jpg?w=1000&h=-1&s=1 https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/15/9... [1]: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g294474-d8074208-Reviews-Arsenalna_Subway_Station-Kyiv.html#/media/8074208/?albumid=-160&type=ALL_INCLUDING_RESTRICTED&category=-160 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g294474-d80742...
      - kccqzy 1y ago
        I think it has more to do with lighting as well as the height of the ceiling. In NYC the escalator going to Grand Central Madison is very long and yet it doesn't feel uncomfortable at all. It has way more lighting than your picture and the ceiling seems higher too.
        koakuma-chan 1y ago
        Do you feel nothing at all when you're on a very long escalator and you look down? What if someone pushes you, or a person behind you? People would fall like domino.
        incone123 1y ago
        Lots of people will grab the handrail which will dampen the domino effect.
        stronglikedan 1y ago
        no it doesn't. long escalators are just really fucking scary. regular length are scary too, so it just follows
        sho_hn 1y ago
        I'm reading and acknowledging all these comments, but I don't get it. Can one of you describe the fear?
    - _ea1k 1y ago
      I'd guess that a long narrow escalator could make someone feel "trapped", in a way that regular stairs generally wouldn't.
    - plasma_beam 1y ago
      I'm going to guess the person suffers from vertigo, as have I to a small degree - particularly on the metro escalator in Rosslyn, VA (across the river from DC). The sensation occurs going down or up very tall escalators in a tunnel. When it hits, you feel like you are traveling horizontally with some weird tunnel vision. This is terrifying and can cause you to feel like you're falling - even when you know you are going down or up, your eyes are telling you you're traveling horizontally. I've also gotten this driving a car through long tunnels as well, going down or up (Baltimore 895 harbor tunnel can do this).
    - nocoiner 1y ago
      I’m pretty scared of heights and generally haven’t been triggered by any long escalators into subways, but there’s one on the DC Metro (Adams Morgan maybe?) that kind of freaked me out.
    - stronglikedan 1y ago
      Yes, really. Avoided if at all avoidable-really. Regular length is terrifying and more than that is no-go territory.
  - rkuykendall-com 1y ago
    This would have been a great opportunity for an Akira Elevator: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/why-the-mysterious-love-affair-between-video-games-and-giant-elevators-may-begin-with-akira https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/why-the-mysterious-love-aff...
    - sixothree 1y ago
      You might enjoy this (now 2 part series) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2oELc61XHE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2oELc61XHE
m463 1y ago
> 486-step staircase > service for skiiers Can't help but think of trudging up the gondola stairs at heavenly in ski boots at the end of the day. this is why snowboarding will win in the end.

toss1 1y ago

Convenient — your hike (or climbing with skiis) starts immediately at the train platform!

koakuma-chan 1y ago
I would rather take stairs instead a really long escalator, it's scary af (when going down).
- gruez 1y ago
  Really? I've gone down long escalators before and it doesn't feel scary, and I'm scared of heights.
  - koakuma-chan 1y ago
    I took this[0] in Kyiv, it was really uncomfortable. Apparently it's "Deepest Metro station in the world, and a long escalator ride" [1] [0]: https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/15/9b/84/38/20181108-111523-largejpg.jpg?w=1000&h=-1&s=1 https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/15/9... [1]: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g294474-d8074208-Reviews-Arsenalna_Subway_Station-Kyiv.html#/media/8074208/?albumid=-160&type=ALL_INCLUDING_RESTRICTED&category=-160 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g294474-d80742...
    - kccqzy 1y ago
      I think it has more to do with lighting as well as the height of the ceiling. In NYC the escalator going to Grand Central Madison is very long and yet it doesn't feel uncomfortable at all. It has way more lighting than your picture and the ceiling seems higher too.
      - koakuma-chan 1y ago
        Do you feel nothing at all when you're on a very long escalator and you look down? What if someone pushes you, or a person behind you? People would fall like domino.
        incone123 1y ago
        Lots of people will grab the handrail which will dampen the domino effect.
      - stronglikedan 1y ago
        no it doesn't. long escalators are just really fucking scary. regular length are scary too, so it just follows
        sho_hn 1y ago
        I'm reading and acknowledging all these comments, but I don't get it. Can one of you describe the fear?
  - _ea1k 1y ago
    I'd guess that a long narrow escalator could make someone feel "trapped", in a way that regular stairs generally wouldn't.
  - plasma_beam 1y ago
    I'm going to guess the person suffers from vertigo, as have I to a small degree - particularly on the metro escalator in Rosslyn, VA (across the river from DC). The sensation occurs going down or up very tall escalators in a tunnel. When it hits, you feel like you are traveling horizontally with some weird tunnel vision. This is terrifying and can cause you to feel like you're falling - even when you know you are going down or up, your eyes are telling you you're traveling horizontally. I've also gotten this driving a car through long tunnels as well, going down or up (Baltimore 895 harbor tunnel can do this).
  - nocoiner 1y ago
    I’m pretty scared of heights and generally haven’t been triggered by any long escalators into subways, but there’s one on the DC Metro (Adams Morgan maybe?) that kind of freaked me out.
  - stronglikedan 1y ago
    Yes, really. Avoided if at all avoidable-really. Regular length is terrifying and more than that is no-go territory.
- rkuykendall-com 1y ago
  This would have been a great opportunity for an Akira Elevator: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/why-the-mysterious-love-affair-between-video-games-and-giant-elevators-may-begin-with-akira https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/why-the-mysterious-love-aff...
  - sixothree 1y ago
    You might enjoy this (now 2 part series) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2oELc61XHE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2oELc61XHE

m463 1y ago

> 486-step staircase > service for skiiers Can't help but think of trudging up the gondola stairs at heavenly in ski boots at the end of the day. this is why snowboarding will win in the end.