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transfer guide; transit-routing service; train route finder
Information showing how to transfer between trains, subways, or buses to get from one station to another. Also the generic name for smartphone apps and web services (notably 'Yahoo!乗換案内') that calculate such routes.
Compound of 乗り換え (transfer between trains/lines) + 案内 (guide, information). Originally referred to printed timetables and station signs, but in everyday speech today it most often refers to a smartphone app or website.
Common collocations
- 乗換案内を調べる: to look up a transfer route
- 乗換案内アプリ: transit-routing app
- 乗換案内所: information desk for transfers