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各駅停車 (kakuekiteisha) Japanese meaning: local train | Kotomora
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The local train will be overtaken by the rapid train at the next station.
There are few local trains on this line.
Related words 各駅停車 is the full, formal term for a train stopping at every station, while 各停 is its common colloquial abbreviation used in timetables and announcements.
普通 is a shorter, colloquial label for a local train, while 各駅停車 explicitly states that it stops at every station.
Opposites 各駅停車 is a train that stops at every station, the direct opposite of a ノンストップ service that skips all stops.
各駅停車 stops at every station, the opposite of 快速, which skips some stations for a quicker trip.
Etymology Compound of 各駅 (each station) and 停車 (stopping of a vehicle). The term directly describes a train service that stops at every station.
