TRAINS

Vocabulary

kinen seki non smoking seat
kinen sha non smoking car
shite seki/sha reserved seat/car
jiyu seki/sha non reserved seat/car
manseki sold out/fully booked
joshaken the extra part of your ticket which makes it reserved; the conductor will ask for it.
  If you have a JR rail pass and want a reserved seat on the Shinkansen, you'll have to pay extra and get one.

 

fomu/homu platform
~ bansen track no. ~
~ bansha car no. ~
tsugi next train
kondo the train after that
kakueki teisha stop at evert stop train/local train
junkyu local express kyuko express train
~ yuki (densha) ~ bound (train)

 

Hikari the express Shinkansen heading south from Tokyo
Kodama the non express heading south from Tokyo
Nozomi the special, fastest Shinkansen heading south from Tokyo
Yamabiko the express Shinkansen heading north from Tokyo
Aoba the non express Shinkansen heading north from Tokyo
the MAX the special, fastest Shinkansen heading north from Tokyo

 

Phrases

I want a reserved seat. Shite seki ga hoshi/ Shite seki ga yoyaku shitai.
Which one is (ones are) the non smoking, non reserved car(s)? Jiyu seki no kinen sha wa dochi desu ka?*
Where is the platform for the Tokyo bound Shinkansen? Tokyo yuki Shinkansen no fomu wa doko desu ka?*
Which platform is for Chou line? Chuo-sen no fomu wa nan ban/dochi desu ka?*
Is the next stop Akihabara? Tsugi wa Akihabara desu ka?*
Does this train go to Ariake? Kono densha wa Ariake e ikimasu ka?*
Does this train stop at Harajuku? Kono densha wa Harajuku de tomarimasu ka?*
Which train should I take to go to Nakano? Nakano wa, dono densha ni noreba yoi desu ka?*
Where should I change trains to go to Ikebukuro? Ikebukuro wa doko de norikae desu ka?*
Orimasu. (!) What to say when you're having trouble trying to get off a crowded train/elevator/bus.
*Phrases which would be more polite if begun with 'Sumimasen'.

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