An escalator step for being arranged in an escalator comprising: a tread formed on the escalator step in a direction parallel to the escalator traveling direction and having a body section on which a plurality of convex sections are arranged in a width direction thereof; a riser connected to a rear end portion of the body section of the tread and having thereon a plurality of convex sections arranged in a width direction perpendicular to a traveling direction of the escalator and a plurality of concave sections formed between the adjacent convex sections, wherein each of the convex sections of the riser has an opened upper end; and a shock absorbing cleat provided in a notch formed at the body section's rear end portion near a corner at which the riser and the tread are connected to each other, wherein the convex sections of the shock absorbing cleat include a plurality of short convex sections and a plurality of long convex sections, wherein the plurality of short convex sections are arranged in parallel between the adjacent long convex sections and each short convex section has a rear end surface extending so as to be the same flat surface as the concave section of the riser and a front end surface connected to each of the plurality of convex sections of the tread, and the plurality of long convex sections are arranged in parallel between the adjacent short convex sections and each long convex section has a rear end surface extending so as to be the same flat surface as the convex section of the riser and a front end surface connected to each of the plurality of convex sections of the tread, characterised in that the shock absorbing cleat is formed of a polymeric material having a Young's modulus of 1000 MPa or less, and wherein a length of each of the long convex sections of the shock absorbing cleat is set to 20 mm to 50 mm, a length of each of the short convex sections is set to 14 mm to 44 mm, a thickness of each of the long and short convex sections (12, 11) is set to 2 mm to 4 mm, an interval between each of the convex sections (12, 11) is set to 5 mm to 7 mm, a height of each of the convex sections (12, 11) is set to 10 mm to 15 mm. a tread formed on the escalator step in a direction parallel to the escalator traveling direction and having a body section on which a plurality of convex sections are arranged in a width direction thereof; a riser connected to a rear end portion of the body section of the tread and having thereon a plurality of convex sections arranged in a width direction perpendicular to a traveling direction of the escalator and a plurality of concave sections formed between the adjacent convex sections, wherein each of the convex sections of the riser has an opened upper end; and a shock absorbing cleat provided in a notch formed at the body section's rear end portion near a corner at which the riser and the tread are connected to each other, wherein the convex sections of the shock absorbing cleat include a plurality of short convex sections and a plurality of long convex sections, wherein the plurality of short convex sections are arranged in parallel between the adjacent long convex sections and each short convex section has a rear end surface extending so as to be the same flat surface as the concave section of the riser and a front end surface connected to each of the plurality of convex sections of the tread, and the plurality of long convex sections are arranged in parallel between the adjacent short convex sections and each long convex section has a rear end surface extending so as to be the same flat surface as the convex section of the riser and a front end surface connected to each of the plurality of convex sections of the tread, characterised in that the shock absorbing cleat is formed of a polymeric material having a Young's modulus of 1000 MPa or less, and wherein a length of each of the long convex sections of the shock absorbing cleat is set to 20 mm to 50 mm, a length of each of the short convex sections is set to 14 mm to 44 mm, a thickness of each of the long and short convex sections (12, 11) is set to 2 mm to 4 mm, an interval between each of the convex sections (12, 11) is set to 5 mm to 7 mm, a height of each of the convex sections (12, 11) is set to 10 mm to 15 mm.