What does 各駅停車 mean?
各駅停車 is a Japanese noun meaning “local train (formal)” in English. It is written as 各駅停車 in kanji, かくえきていしゃ in hiragana, and kakuekiteisha in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
急いでいないので、各駅停車に乗った。
I wasn't in a hurry, so I took the stopping train.
この駅には各駅停車しか止まらない。
Only stopping trains call at this station.