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As I understand it, because of the swamp ground below the surface, Metro had to be built rather deep. The Forest Glen station (on the red line, near Silver Spring) is the deepest--196 feet (60 m). And I believe the escalator at Wheaton (also near Silver Spring) is the longest in the world, though they don't have that tidbit on the Metro site anymore.
One day, the escalators were out of service at Bethesda. So, it was either wait forever to take the elevator or walk up the non-moving escalator. And Bethesda is another deep station--Goddamn...that hike up the escalator was a sonofabitch. Some people were stopping at various points to take a break. I somehow made it without stopping...and nearly collapsed upon reaching the surface.
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