駅長(えきちょう)

えきちょう
noun
stationmaster
occupationtransportation
1. stationmaster
The person in charge of a railway station and its staff.
駅長(えきちょう)に会(あ)った。
I met the stationmaster.
The stationmaster's office is next to the ticket gates.
At a small station in Wakayama, a cat served as stationmaster and drew tourists.

Common collocations

  • 駅長(えきちょう)室(しつ): stationmaster's office
  • 名誉(めいよ)駅長(えきちょう): honorary stationmaster (often a celebrity or an animal, for publicity)
  • 一日(いちにち)駅長(えきちょう): "stationmaster for a day" (a publicity event)

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