始し発はつ電でん車しゃ

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Meanings

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noun

first train of the day

Refers to the earliest scheduled train departure on a given line or from a station.

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終しゅう電でん
終電 is the last train of the day, while 始発電車 is the first.
始し発はつ
始発 is a shorter, more common way to say 'first train' or 'first departure'; 始発電車 is more explicit.

Compound of 始発 (first departure) + 電車 (electric train).