(じこくひょう)

じこくひょう
noun
timetable
transportation
1. timetable, schedule
A published list of arrival and departure times for trains, buses, or other transportation.
時刻表(じこくひょう)()ください
Please look at the timetable.
時刻表(じこくひょう)(えき)あります
The timetable is at the station.
バス時刻表(じこくひょう)調(しら)べました
I checked the bus timetable.
According to the timetable, the next train arrives in ten minutes.
The timetable has changed, so please download the new one.

時刻表(じこくひょう) combines 時刻(じこく) (time) and (ひょう) (table/chart).

Common expressions

Cultural note

Japanese trains are famous for running precisely on schedule, making timetables very reliable. Delays of even one minute are announced.

Modern usage

Apps like 乗換案内(のりかえあんない) (transfer guide) have largely replaced paper timetables. The term still applies to digital schedules.

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