駅えきナカ

noun

shopping area inside a train station

Refers to commercial facilities located within the ticket gates of a railway station, such as shops, restaurants, and services. A relatively modern term that became common with the expansion of station retail.

• 駅えきナカのカフェで時じ間かんをつぶした。

  I killed time at a café inside the station.

• 最さい近きん、駅えきナカに新あたらしいスイーツ店てんができた。

  A new sweets shop recently opened inside the station.