1.
section; segment; interval (of a route or range)
A defined portion of a route, track, or range, often used for transportation routes, distance measurements, or mathematical intervals.
In train timetables and announcements, 区間 marks the stretch of line that a delay, suspension or special service applies to. In mathematics it means an interval on a number line.
Common collocations
- 区間運転 — service on only part of a line (e.g. after an accident)
- 区間快速 — a train that runs as a rapid on part of its route and stops at every station elsewhere
- 運休区間 — the section where service is suspended
- 区間賞 — the best time on one leg of an ekiden relay
Similar words
- 区域 — an area or zone; 区間 is a stretch along a line
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区域 (an area or zone)