各停(かくてい)

各停(かくてい) is an abbreviation of 各駅停車(かくえきていしゃ) (stopping at each station).

Train service hierarchy

• 各停(かくてい)/普通(ふつう): local (slowest, 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 (fastest)

Common collocations

• 各停(かくてい)に乗(の)る: to take a local train
• 各停(かくてい)しか止(と)まらない: only locals stop
• 各停(かくてい)で行(い)く: to go by local train

Usage

• Also called 普通(ふつう) on some lines
• Sometimes advantageous for getting a seat on crowded lines