駅えきに止とまる

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-ru)

stop at a station

Used for trains, buses, or other scheduled vehicles stopping at a station or stop. The particle に marks the station.

この電でん車しゃは次つぎの駅えきに止とまりますか。
Does this train stop at the next station?
急きゅう行こうは小ちいさな駅えきに止とまらない。
The express train doesn't stop at small stations.

Kanji

駅station
止stop, halt

Similar words

止とまる
General verb for stopping or coming to a halt. 駅に止まる is a fixed expression specifically for vehicles stopping at a station.
停てい車しゃする
More formal term for a vehicle stopping, often used in announcements or written schedules.

Etymology

Fixed expression composed of 駅 (station) + に (particle) + 止まる (to stop). The verb 止まる is used here in its sense of a vehicle coming to a halt at a designated place.