車内(しゃない)販売(はんばい)

しゃないはんばい
noun
on-board sales; trolley service (on trains)
transportation
1. on-board sales; trolley service on trains
The service of selling food, drinks, and souvenirs from a cart pushed through the aisles of trains, especially Shinkansen and limited express trains. This service has been declining in Japan due to changing passenger habits.
車内(しゃない)販売(はんばい)でコーヒーを買(か)う。
To buy coffee from the on-board trolley service.
新幹線(しんかんせん)の車内(しゃない)販売(はんばい)が終了(しゅうりょう)した。
The Shinkansen's trolley service has been discontinued.
かつては車内(しゃない)販売(はんばい)で弁当(べんとう)やお土産(みやげ)を買(か)うのが列車(れっしゃ)旅行(りょこう)の楽(たの)しみだった。
Buying boxed lunches and souvenirs from the trolley service used to be one of the pleasures of train travel.

Usage

A familiar term for anyone who has traveled by Shinkansen. JR East ended regular trolley service on the Tokaido Shinkansen in 2023, making this increasingly a nostalgic term, though some routes still offer it.

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Related Words

Related: 食堂車(しょくどうしゃ) (dining car (on a train))
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Added 2026.3.20 11:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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