Venezia Mestre railway station

Venezia Mestre
Venezia Mestre station platforms.
Location	Piazzale Pietro Favretti 30171 Venezia Venice, Venice, Veneto Italy
Coordinates	45°28′57″N 12°13′53″E / 45.48250°N 12.23139°E / 45.48250; 12.23139Coordinates: 45°28′57″N 12°13′53″E / 45.48250°N 12.23139°E / 45.48250; 12.23139
Owned by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated by	Grandi Stazioni
Line(s)	Milano – Venezia Venezia – Udine Trento – Venezia Venezia – Trieste Adria – Mestre
Train operators	Trenitalia
Connections	Urban and suburban buses
History
Opened	1842
Location
Venezia Mestre Location within Northern Italy

Venezia Mestre railway station (Italian: Stazione di Venezia Mestre) is a junction station in the comune of Venice, Italy. It is located within the mainland frazione of Mestre, and is classified by its owner, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, as a gold category station.

The station is situated at the 257.907 kilometres (160.256 mi) mark of the Milan–Venice line, and at the 27.778 kilometres (17.260 mi) mark of the Adria–Mestre line. It is also the point of origin of other lines that converge towards Venice as the capital of the region Veneto.

Additionally, the station forms the border between the boroughs of Mestre and Marghera, that are connected by the two underpasses of the station, one just for pedestrians and the other for both pedestrians and cyclists.

Venezia Mestre is one of Venice's two most important railway stations, the other one being Venezia Santa Lucia, a terminal station on the island of Venice. Both stations are managed by Grandi Stazioni, and they are linked with each other by the Ponte della Libertà (English: Liberty Bridge) between the mainland and the island.

While Venezia Santa Lucia station's main doors are usually closed at night, Venezia Mestre station is always open and people can pass by also at night, to get on one of the few night trains or to use the underpasses between Mestre and Marghera (shops and ticket offices are usually closed at night).

Late night or early morning trains might stop at Venezia Mestre station if the Venezia Santa Lucia station is closed at such time. In that case, passengers directed to/coming from the Historical Center of Venice they should use the 24/7 ACTV bus service (lines 2 and H1) from Piazzale Roma to Venezia Mestre station and vice versa.