? about Florence train station
 

I am considering taking the train from Florence to Naples via Euro star.I will be traveling with my mother who has a difficult time climbing stairs, is there an evelator or disabled acess to the train platform?
Thanks in advance for you help
Fluffy

There are no stairs within the station itself. You can walk from the street curb on the NORTH side of the station directly to the train (there are a few steps if you enter on the south side). The only steps will be those to board the train itself.

I was in Italy with my Mum travelling from Florence to Rome recently. While not in a wheelchair, she was mid-eighties, with arthritis and needed assistance getting up the stairs of the train. The conductor was very helpful; in fact, it seemed to me as if Italians in general were very respectful of age and aided us on a number of occasions.

The hardest part will probably be the gap between the platform and the bottom step of the train. This is sometimes quite a gap, especially with luggage.

Thanks for the helpful info.I think with a little Italin hospitaliy we'll be just fine.
Fluffy