次(つぎ)の駅(えき)

Formed from 次(つぎ) ('next') + の (attributive particle) + 駅(えき) ('station'). A simple but extremely frequent phrase on Japanese transit.

Usage

• Very common in everyday commuter conversation: asking for directions, announcing one's stop, or confirming where to transfer.
• Also the standard announcement format on trains and subways: 次(つぎ)の駅(えき)は〜 ('The next station is ~').
• The question form 次(つぎ)の駅(えき)は? (with rising intonation) is a natural shortcut for 'What's the next stop?'

Common collocations

• 次(つぎ)の駅(えき)で降(お)りる: to get off at the next station
• 次(つぎ)の駅(えき)で乗(の)り換(か)える: to transfer at the next station
• 次(つぎ)の駅(えき)は〜です: the next station is ~
• 次(つぎ)の駅(えき)までどれくらい?: how far is it to the next station?

Related words

• この駅(えき): this station
• 前(まえ)の駅(えき): the previous station
• 終点(しゅうてん): the final stop / terminus
• 各駅(かくえき): every station (as in 各駅停車(かくえきていしゃ) 'local [train stopping at every station]')

Note on station announcements

• On most JR and metro lines, an announcement follows the pattern: 次(つぎ)は〜、〜です ('Next is ~, ~'). The formula with の駅(えき) is more common in conversation than in the announcement itself.