1.
each station; every station
Each station along a railway line. Most commonly seen in the compound 各駅停車 ('local train', literally 'stops at every station') and announcements about service stops.
各駅に停まる。
(The train) stops at every station.
各駅停車は時間がかかる。
The local train takes a long time.
急いでいないので、各駅停車に乗って景色を楽しんだ。
Since I wasn't in a hurry, I took the local train and enjoyed the scenery.
Compound of 各 (each) + 駅 (station). Outside the fixed compound 各駅停車, it appears in service notices about which stations a train serves.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 各駅停車: local train (stops at every station)
- 各駅に停まる: to stop at every station
- 各駅に掲示される: posted at every station
RELATED WORDS:
- 普通列車: local train — synonym of 各駅停車, used by JR
- 快速: rapid service — skips smaller stations
- 急行: express — stops at fewer stations than 快速
- 特急: limited express — stops at the fewest stations