(ていき)(うんこう)

ていきうんこう
noun
regular service; scheduled operation
1. regular service; scheduled operation
The routine, scheduled operation of public transportation such as buses, trains, ferries, or flights, running on a fixed timetable along established routes.
このバスは定期(ていき)運行(うんこう)している。
This bus runs on a regular schedule.
台風(たいふう)影響(えいきょう)定期(ていき)運行(うんこう)中止(ちゅうし)された。
Regular service was suspended due to the typhoon.
離島(りとう)へのフェリーは(しゅう)3便(さんびん)定期(ていき)運行(うんこう)(おこな)われており、島民(とうみん)生活(せいかつ)(ささ)えている。
Ferries to the remote island run three scheduled services per week, supporting the islanders' daily lives.

A compound of 定期(ていき) (regular, scheduled) and 運行(うんこう) (operation, running). Used for all forms of scheduled public transportation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 定期(ていき)運行(うんこう)する: to operate on a regular schedule
  • 定期(ていき)運行(うんこう)再開(さいかい)する: to resume regular service
  • 定期(ていき)運行(うんこう)中止(ちゅうし)する: to suspend regular service
  • 定期(ていき)運行(うんこう)ダイヤ: regular service timetable
  • 定期(ていき)運行(うんこう)路線(ろせん): regular service route

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 臨時(りんじ)運行(うんこう): special/temporary service — extra runs outside the regular schedule
  • 運行(うんこう): operation, service — the general term without specifying regularity
  • 定期便(ていきびん): scheduled flight/service — often used for air and sea transport