Trains and subways

JLPT N52 sets · 12 lines

Practice the questions you'll actually need to ask on the platform when you've boarded a train going the wrong way or aren't sure whether this one stops at your station.

What this page practisesasking about the platform and train type · checking whether this train goes there · checking the next stop · making your way off the train

Five common station phrases

Single lines · 5 lines

Useful phrases for the platform and inside the train.

  1. すみません、新宿しんじゅくはどのホームですか。

    Excuse me, which platform is Shinjuku on?

  2. これは急行きゅうこうですか。

    Is this the express?

    急行 trains don't stop at small stations; if you're not sure, just ask—it's less hassle than riding past your stop.

  3. 次つぎは渋谷しぶやですか。

    Is the next stop Shibuya?

  4. 切符きっぷはどこで買かえますか。

    Where can I buy a ticket?

  5. すみません、降おります。

    Excuse me, I'm getting off.

    When the car is crowded, you need to say it out loud instead of just pushing your way out.

Checking for Ueno on the platform

Dialogue · 7 lines

Ask which platform the train leaves from, whether this one stops at Ueno, and how long it takes.

  1. passenger

    すみません、上野うえのに行いきたいです。

    Excuse me, I'd like to go to Ueno.

  2. Station attendant

    三番線さんばんせんです。

    It's Platform 3.

  3. passenger

    この電車でんしゃは上野うえのに止とまりますか。

    Does this train stop at Ueno?

  4. Station attendant

    いいえ、次つぎの電車でんしゃです。

    No, it's the next train.

  5. passenger

    何分なんぷんぐらいかかりますか。

    About how long does it take?

  6. Station attendant

    十五分じゅうごふんぐらいです。

    About fifteen minutes.

  7. passenger

    ありがとうございます。助たすかりました。

    Thank you so much. That was a big help.

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