(かくえき)

かくえき
noun
each station; every station (local-train context)
1. each station; every station
Each station along a railway line. Most commonly seen in the compound 各駅停車(かくえきていしゃ) ('local train', literally 'stops at every station') and announcements about service stops.
各駅(かくえき)()まる。
(The train) stops at every station.
各駅(かくえき)停車(ていしゃ)時間(じかん)がかかる。
The local train takes a long time.
(いそ)いでいないので、各駅(かくえき)停車(ていしゃ)()って景色(けしき)(たの)しんだ。
Since I wasn't in a hurry, I took the local train and enjoyed the scenery.

Compound of (かく) (each) + (えき) (station). Outside the fixed compound 各駅(かくえき)停車(ていしゃ), it appears in service notices about which stations a train serves.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 各駅(かくえき)停車(ていしゃ): local train (stops at every station)
  • 各駅(かくえき)()まる: to stop at every station
  • 各駅(かくえき)掲示(けいじ)される: posted at every station

RELATED WORDS:

  • 普通(ふつう)列車(れっしゃ): local train — synonym of 各駅(かくえき)停車(ていしゃ), used by JR
  • 快速(かいそく): rapid service — skips smaller stations
  • 急行(きゅうこう): express — stops at fewer stations than 快速(かいそく)
  • 特急(とっきゅう): limited express — stops at the fewest stations