駅構内(えきこうない)

えきこうない
noun
inside the station; station premises
transportationbuilding
1. inside the station; station premises; station concourse
The area within a train station, typically referring to the space inside the ticket gates (改札内(かいさつない)) or the entire station building including shops and facilities.
駅構内(えきこうない)にコンビニがある。
There is a convenience store inside the station.
駅構内(えきこうない)の地図(ちず)を確認(かくにん)した。
I checked the map of the station premises.
駅構内(えきこうない)での喫煙(きつえん)は全面的(ぜんめんてき)に禁止(きんし)されている。
Smoking is completely banned inside the station.

Forms

駅(えき) (station) + 構内(こうない) (premises/grounds). The suffix 構内(こうない) means 'within the grounds' and combines with other facility words: 校(こう)構内(こうない) (school grounds), 工場(こうじょう)構内(こうない) (factory premises).

Common collocations

Cultural note

Japanese train stations, especially major ones, often have extensive commercial facilities within the 駅構内(えきこうない) — restaurants, shops, bakeries, and services. The term エキナカ (a coined word from 駅(えき) + 中(なか)) is also used casually for in-station commercial areas.

Similar words

  • 駅構内(えきこうない): inside the station (broad)
  • 改札内(かいさつない): inside the ticket gates (more specific)
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