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Side door (wheelchairs, strollers, wheeled luggage)

From: Venice Railroad Station

Side exit/entrance at Venezia Santa Lucia railroad station in Venice.

1 The side door is on the left side of Venice Santa Lucia Station's train shed as you're coming from the platforms.

When you go through the archway (above), you'll see a blue sign on the brick wall. The sign has baggage and wheelchair icons, and an arrow shows the way to the Grand Canal.


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2 A gently sloping, relatively smooth stone path leads past the station building (right) toward the Grand Canal.


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3 The bottom of the path widens out into a small square, with the ACTV vaporetto ticket office straight ahead. (Most water buses are wheelchair-accessible; for more information, see our Vaporetto Routes and Accessible Venice articles.)

Note: Santa Lucia now has a ramp in front as well: It's to the right of the stone steps as you leave the station by the front entrance. We prefer the side exit, however, because it saves having to fight your way through crowds in the station hall.


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Frequently asked questions (FAQ):
Where can I store baggage?
Where are the toilets (WCs)?
Does the station have food and shopping?
Does the station have facilities for disabled travelers?
How do I contact the police or the lost-and-found?

Also see:
Wheelchair, stroller, and wheeled-luggage ramp
Venice railroad station hotels
Mestre to Venice by train
Mestre railroad station
Railroad Station to Marco Polo Airport
Marco Polo Airport to Railroad Station
Baggage Porters

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Durant Imboden photo.Durant Imboden has written about Venice, Italy since 1996. He covered Venice and European travel at About.com for 4-1/2 years before launching Europe for Visitors (including Venice for Visitors) with Cheryl Imboden in 2001.

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