新快速(しんかいそく)

しんかいそく
noun
special rapid (train service)
transportation
1. special rapid (train service)
JR West's fastest regular service in the Kansai area, running between Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe and beyond. It stops at fewer stations than a rapid and needs no extra fare.
新快速(しんかいそく)に乗(の)った。
I took the special rapid.
新快速(しんかいそく)なら大阪(おおさか)から京都(きょうと)まで約(やく)30分(ぷん)だ。
On the special rapid it's about 30 minutes from Osaka to Kyoto.
新快速(しんかいそく)は特急(とっきゅう)料金(りょうきん)がいらないのに速(はや)いので、関西(かんさい)では通勤(つうきん)にも観光(かんこう)にも使(つか)われている。
The special rapid is fast but needs no limited-express fee, so in Kansai people use it for both commuting and sightseeing.

Usage

JR Central also runs a 新快速(しんかいそく) around Nagoya. Around Tokyo, JR East's equivalent is called 特別(とくべつ)快速(かいそく).

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Related: 普通(ふつう) (local train, stopping at every station)
Related: 特急(とっきゅう) (limited express, which needs an extra…)
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