プラットホーム

ぷらっとほーむ

noun

platform (train station)

colloquialbuilding transportation

See also: ホーム (abbreviated form)

1. platform (train station)

The raised area at a train station where passengers board and alight from trains.

プラットホームで電車(でんしゃ)を待(ま)つ。

Wait for the train on the platform.

特急(とっきゅう)は3番(ばん)プラットホームから発車(はっしゃ)します。

The express train departs from platform 3.

プラットホームの端(はし)は危(あぶ)ないので、白線(はくせん)の内側(うちがわ)でお待(ま)ちください。

The edge of the platform is dangerous, so please wait inside the white line.

Variant

Often abbreviated to ホーム in everyday speech. Both forms are common.

プラットホーム - full form (more formal)
ホーム - shortened form (casual, common in announcements)

Numbering

Platforms are numbered in Japanese stations:

1番(ばん)ホーム / 1番線(ばんせん) - Platform 1 / Track 1

Announcements

「3番線(ばんせん)に電車(でんしゃ)が参(まい)ります」- A train is arriving on track 3

Usage

The loanword comes from English "platform." In computing and business, プラットフォーム (with different vowel length) refers to software/business platforms.

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