noun
Historical horse-drawn public coach traveling a fixed route between stations (駅). Used in historical or period contexts.
西部開拓時代には駅馬車が重要な交通手段だった。
Stagecoaches were an important means of transportation during the Wild West era.
Compound of 駅 (station) and 馬車 (horse-drawn carriage), literally 'station horse carriage'. The word was coined in the Meiji period to translate the Western concept of a stagecoach.