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. |