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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.
急行列車に乗り換える。
To transfer to an express train.
この駅には急行列車は止まりません。
Express trains do not stop at this station.
急行列車の本数が減らされたため、通勤客から不満の声が上がっている。
Because the number of express trains was reduced, commuters are voicing their dissatisfaction.
A compound of 急行 (express) and 列車 (train). In the Japanese train classification system, 急行 sits between 普通/各停 (local) and 特急 (limited express) in terms of speed and number of stops. Many JR 急行 services have been discontinued or upgraded to 特急, but the term remains common on private railways.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 急行列車に乗る: to ride an express train
- 急行列車の停車駅: stations where the express stops
- 急行列車が通過する: the express passes through
- 急行料金: express surcharge
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 特急列車: limited express train — faster, with fewer stops and usually a surcharge
- 快速: rapid train — a category between local and express on some lines; no surcharge
- 各駅停車: local train — stops at every station