急 行 列 車(きゅうこうれっしゃ)

きゅうこうれっしゃ

noun

express train

1. express train

A train that skips some stations to provide faster service than a local train, but stops at more stations than a limited express.

急行列車(きゅうこうれっしゃ)に乗(の)り換(か)える。

To transfer to an express train.

この駅(えき)には急行列車(きゅうこうれっしゃ)は止(と)まりません。

Express trains do not stop at this station.

Because the number of express trains was reduced, commuters are voicing their dissatisfaction.

A compound of 急行(きゅうこう) (express) and 列車(れっしゃ) (train). In the Japanese train classification system, 急行(きゅうこう) sits between 普通(ふつう)/各停(かくてい) (local) and 特急(とっきゅう) (limited express) in terms of speed and number of stops. Many JR 急行(きゅうこう) services have been discontinued or upgraded to 特急(とっきゅう), but the term remains common on private railways.

特急列車(とっきゅうれっしゃ): limited express train — faster, with fewer stops and usually a surcharge
快速(かいそく): rapid train — a category between local and express on some lines; no surcharge
各駅停車(かくえきていしゃ): local train — stops at every station

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Added 2026.4.28 23:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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