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信号場 (しんごうじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

信しん号ごう場じょう

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Meanings

1

signal station

A railway facility with signals and switches, used for train passing or overtaking, but without passenger platforms.

この路ろ線せんにはいくつかの信しん号ごう場じょうが

ある

。

There are several signal stations on this line.

信しん号ごう場じょうで列れっ車しゃが行いき違ちがう。

Trains pass each other at the signal station.

Kanji

信faith, truth, fidelity
号nickname, number, item
場location, place

Related words

駅えき
A station with passenger platforms; 信号場 is a facility without passenger service.
操そう車しゃ場じょう
A marshalling yard for sorting and assembling trains; 信号場 is primarily for passing and overtaking.

Built from

信しん号ごう+場じょう

Etymology

Compound of 信号 (signal) and 場 (place/station). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a standard railway technical term.