乗(の)り場(ば)

のりば
noun
boarding area
1. boarding area, platform, stop
The designated place where passengers board trains, buses, or taxis.
バスの乗(の)り場(ば)はどこですか。
Where is the bus stop?
タクシー乗(の)り場(ば)は駅(えき)の前(まえ)にあります。
The taxi stand is in front of the station.
5番(ばん)乗(の)り場(ば)から電車(でんしゃ)が出(で)ます。
The train departs from platform 5.

Combines 乗(の)る (to ride) + 場(ば) (place). A general term for any boarding area or platform for transportation.

COMMON TYPES:

  • バス乗(の)り場(ば): bus boarding area/bus stop
  • タクシー乗(の)り場(ば): taxi stand
  • 電車(でんしゃ)乗(の)り場(ば): train platform
  • 船(ふね)乗(の)り場(ば): boat/ferry boarding area
  • 遊園地(ゆうえんち)の乗(の)り場(ば): amusement park ride boarding area

NUMBERED PLATFORMS:
At train stations, platforms are numbered: 1番(ばん)乗(の)り場(ば), 2番(ばん)乗(の)り場(ば), etc. Station announcements use this format.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ホーム (platform — specifically for trains, from English "platform")
  • 停留所(ていりゅうじょ): bus stop (official/formal term)
  • バス停(てい): bus stop (casual)

The 〜場(ば) suffix appears in many location words: 売(う)り場(ば) (sales floor), 駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう) (parking lot), 遊(あそ)び場(ば) (playground).

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