Escalators

Indian Railways Makes Accessibility Strides Through VT Installations

Indian Railways (IR) has made significant efforts to increase passenger convenience and accessibility during the first quarter of FY 2024-2025 through installations of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment across its stations, the...

Otis Named to International List for Disability Inclusion

Otis Worldwide Corp. has been recognized for its commitment to disability inclusion by the Disability Equality Index® by being named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for 2024...

TKE Leads Escalator Modernization at Iconic Site in Barcelona

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on July 16 it has been selected to modernize all 22 escalators that provide access to the iconic Montjuïc area in Barcelona, Spain. The escalators, originally...

LIEMA: More Than 90% of Iran VT Components Domestically Made

More than 90% of the components and parts used in elevators and escalators in Iran are domestically made, Lift and Escalator Component Manufacturers Association of Iran (LIEMA) Head Samad Shafahi...

East Indian State of Bihar Makes Registration of VT Mandatory

The east Indian state of Bihar made registration and inspection of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment mandatory on July 12, with the State Cabinet approving the Bihar Lift and Escalator Bill proposed...

Prague Metro Station Barrier Free With Elevators Complete

Prague's Jiřího z Poděbrad metro station in Vinohrady has officially reached barrier-free status with the opening of new elevators, expats.cz reports. The station is now the 47th barrier-free station in...

Germany-Based Plastics Manufacturer Röchling Celebrates 100 Years

On June 7 and June 9, respectively, Xanten, Germany-based plastics manufacturer Röchling Industrial Xanten hosted an anniversary celebration and an Open Day on-site. More than 100 guests accepted the invitation...

India’s WR Real-Time Monitoring App Aims To Boost VT Uptime

India’s Western Railway (WR) has developed a real-time monitoring app for vertical-transportation (VT) equipment serving suburban Mumbai stations, including 122 escalators and 69 elevators, the Hindustan Times is among outlets...

AFAG: interlift 2025 and TES Dubai 2024 Generating Buzz

interlift 2025, taking place for the first time in Nürnberg, Germany, on October 14-17, 2025, is already generating a lot of buzz with more than 250 exhibitors — including two...

Otis Providing 61 VT Units for Sydney Metro — Western Airport

Otis announced on July 9 it is providing 61 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 40 520NPE heavy-duty public-transit escalators and 21 Gen3TM and Gen2® elevators — for the Sydney Metro —...