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) or the entire station building including shops and facilities.
駅構内にコンビニがある。
There is a convenience store inside the station.
駅構内の地図を確認した。
I checked the map of the station premises.
駅構内での喫煙は全面的に禁止されている。
Smoking is completely banned inside the station.
WORD FORMATION:
駅 (station) + 構内 (premises/grounds). The suffix 構内 means 'within the grounds' and combines with other facility words: 校構内 (school grounds), 工場構内 (factory premises).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 駅構内の店: shops inside the station
- 駅構内の地図: station map
- 駅構内で迷う: to get lost inside the station
CULTURAL NOTE:
Japanese train stations, especially major ones, often have extensive commercial facilities within the 駅構内 — restaurants, shops, bakeries, and services. The term エキナカ (a coined word from 駅 + 中) is also used casually for in-station commercial areas.
CONTRAST:
- 駅構内: inside the station (broad)
- 改札内: inside the ticket gates (more specific)