快 速(かいそく)

かいそく

noun

rapid (train), express service

1. rapid (train), express service

A type of train service that skips some stations to provide faster travel; faster than local but slower than express.

快速(かいそく)に乗(の)る。

To take the rapid train.

快速(かいそく)は次(つぎ)の駅(えき)に止(と)まりません。

The rapid train doesn't stop at the next station.

各停(かくてい)より快速(かいそく)の方(ほう)が早(はや)く着(つ)く。

You'll arrive faster on the rapid than on the local train.

快速(かいそく) is a train service type that skips some stations, commonly found on JR and other Japanese railways.

TRAIN SERVICE HIERARCHY (slowest to fastest):

各停(かくてい)/普通(ふつう): local (all stops)
快速(かいそく): rapid
急行(きゅうこう): express
特急(とっきゅう): limited express

Common collocations

快速(かいそく)電車(でんしゃ): rapid train
快速(かいそく)に乗(の)る: to take a rapid
快速(かいそく)が来(く)る: a rapid is coming

Usage

No extra fare required on most lines
Service levels vary by railway company

Related Words

Related: 各停(かくてい) (local train)

Compare: 特急列車(とっきゅうれっしゃ) (limited express train)

Compare: 急行列車(きゅうこうれっしゃ) (express train)

Related: 各駅(かくえき) (each station)

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Added 2026.2.1 11:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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