Train Stations


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train station, railway station
eki    
subway station; underground station
chikatetsu no eki    

eki: station

Kanji translation:
chikatetsu: subway, metro


ticket
jousha-ken    

kippu    
ticket office
kippu uriba    

kippu: ticket
timetable
jikoku hyou    
platform
puratto houmu    

houmu (the abbreviation of "puratto houmu")    
to change trains
norikae    
Where is the train station?
Eki wa doko desu ka?    

eki: train station
doko: where
Where is the nearest train station?
Moyori no eki wa doko desu ka?    

moyori: nearest
eki: train station
doko: where
Where is the subway station?
Chikatetsu no eki wa doko desu ka?    

eki: station
doko: where

Kanji translation:
chikatetsu: subway, metro


Where is the nearest subway station?
Ichiban chikai chikatestu no eki wa doko desu ka?    

chikatetsu: subway, metro
eki: station
doko: where

Kanji translation:
ichiban chikai: nearest
How do I get to the train station?
Eki e wa dou iku no desu ka?    

eki: train station
dou: how

Kanji translation:
iku: go


Where am I supposed to get off for                ?
I'd like to go to                . Which station should I get off at?
                ni iku niwa dono eki de orireba iidesu ka?    

ni: to
iku: go
dono: which
eki: station
de: at

Kanji translation:
oriru: get off


Where am I supposed to transfer?
Where should I change trains?
At what station should I change?
Doko de norikaeru no desu ka?    

doko: where

Kanji translation:
norikaeru: transfer, change trains
Does this train stop at                ?
Kono densha wa                 ni tomari masu ka?    

kono: this
ni: at

Kanji translation:
densha: train
Is this the right platform for Asakusa?
Asakusa iki wa kono houmu desu ka?    

iki: for
kono: this
houmu: platform

Kanji translation:
Asakusa: the town on the north-east fringe of Central Tokyo
What time is the last train?
Shuuden wa nan-ji desu ka?    

Kanji translation:
shuuden: last train

nan-ji: what time
May I have a subway route map?
Chikatetsu no rosenzu wo kudasai.    

chikatetsu: subway, metro

Kanji translation:
rosenzu: route map
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Ueno Station in Tokyo, Japan, photo courtesy of Mr. T