営えい業ぎょうキロ

noun

working kilometre; operating kilometer

A unit used by Japanese railways to calculate fares based on the actual distance traveled along the track, as opposed to straight-line distance.

• 運うん賃ちんは営えい業ぎょうキロに基もとづいて計けい算さんされます。

  The fare is calculated based on the working kilometre.

• この路ろ線せんの営えい業ぎょうキロは実じっ際さいの距きょ離りより少すこし長ながい。

  The working kilometre of this line is slightly longer than the actual distance.