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station passed without stopping; non-stop station
a train station that a particular service (typically express or limited express) passes through without making a stop
この駅は急行の通過駅だ。
This station is one that the express passes through.
通過駅ではホームに立ち入らないでください。
Please do not enter the platform at stations where the train passes through.
特急の通過駅に住んでいるので、毎朝各停に乗り換えなければならない。
I live at a station the limited express passes through, so I have to transfer to a local train every morning.
Combines 通過 (passing through) and 駅 (station). A practical term for anyone using Japanese rail, where different service levels (local, rapid, express, limited express) stop at different stations. A 通過駅 for one service may be a regular stop for a slower service.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 急行の通過駅: express non-stop station
- 特急通過駅: limited express non-stop station
- 通過駅を確認する: to check which stations are skipped
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 停車駅: stopping station — the opposite; a station where the train does stop
- 通過: passing through — the general term for passing through without stopping
- 各駅停車: local train — a service that stops at every station