Wheelchair space

How it is used

Use when booking or locating accessible accommodation; it is different from a seat for someone who transfers out of a wheelchair.

Example sentences

1. The train's wheelchair space was in coach C, close to the accessible entrance.

   The booking identifies room for the wheelchair itself within the vehicle.

2. Passengers moved their luggage so the wheelchair space could be used by the arriving traveller.

   The designated space must remain usable for its intended passenger.

Common collocations

• reserve a wheelchair space
• designated wheelchair space

Related terms

• public transportBuses, trains, trams, metros and ferries that run on fixed routes and timetables and that anyone can use by paying a fare.
• timetableA list or table showing the times when buses, trains, ferries or planes leave and arrive.

More terms: Getting Around & Directions

• directions
• taxi rank
• shuttle bus
• car rental
• platform
• get off
• within walking distance
• couchette
• request stop
• rail replacement bus
• through ticket
• split ticketing