駅 員(えきいん)

えきいん

noun

station staff

1. station staff; railway employee

A person who works at a train station.

駅員(えきいん)に道(みち)を尋(たず)ねた。

I asked the station staff for directions.

駅員(えきいん)が改札(かいさつ)で案内(あんない)している。

The station staff are guiding at the ticket gates.

駅員(えきいん)さん、この電車(でんしゃ)は新宿(しんじゅく)に止(と)まりますか？

Excuse me, does this train stop at Shinjuku?

A person who works at a train station, helping passengers with tickets, directions, and assistance.

Forms

駅(えき) (station) + 員(いん) (staff/member)

Common duties

改札(かいさつ)業務(ぎょうむ): ticket gate duties
案内(あんない): providing directions and information
車椅子(くるまいす)介助(かいじょ): wheelchair assistance
落(お)とし物(もの)対応(たいおう): lost and found

Polite address

駅員(えきいん)さん is the standard polite way to address station staff. Learners can approach them for help with routes, tickets, and transfers.

SIMILAR ～員(いん) WORDS:

店員(てんいん): shop staff
係員(かかりいん): person in charge, attendant
乗務員(じょうむいん): crew member (on train/plane)

Related Words

Related: 駅(えき) (station)

Related: 店員(てんいん) (shop staff)

Related: 乗務員(じょうむいん) (crew member)

Related: 係員(かかりいん) (person in charge, attendant)

Compare: 銀行員(ぎんこういん) (bank employee)

Compare: 局員(きょくいん) (bureau staff)

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Added 2026.1.16 16:46 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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