semi-express train; local express train
Abbreviation of 準急行列車 (jun-kyūkō ressha). A train service category between express and local, common in Japanese railway terminology.
この駅には準急が停車します。
Semi-express trains stop at this station.
準急は急行より停車駅が多い。
Semi-express trains have more stops than express trains.
I got on the semi-express bound for Shinjuku.
I was in a hurry, so I took the semi-express train.
This semi-express doesn't stop at the next station.