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Intermission: Trains

Train announcements overheard on a day of riding trains in northern Honshu and Tokyo.
この電車は山手線外回り新宿池袋方面行きです。次は原宿、原宿、お出口は右側です。地下鉄千代田線と地下鉄ふくとしん線はお乗り換えです。
This is the Yamanote line, bound for Shinjuku and Ikebukuro. The next station is Harajuku, Harajuku station. The doors will open on the right hand side. Transfer here for the Chiyoda subway line, and the Fukutoshin subway line.

今日もJR東日本をご利用下さいまして、ありがとうございます。この電車は東北本せん普通仙台行きです。次は松屋町、松山町です。
As always, thank you very much for using JR EAST. This train is a Tohoku-Main line train bound for Sendai. The next station is Matsuyamamachi, Matsuyamamachi station.

次は、品川、品川。お出口は右側です。新幹線、東海度線、よこすか線、京浜東北線はお乗り換えです。この電車にはゆう先席があります。お年寄りや体の不自由なお客さま、妊娠中や乳幼児をお連れのお客さまがいらっしゃいましたら席をゆずり下さい。
The next station is Shinagawa. Shinagawa station. The exit doors are on the right. Transfer here for the Shinkansen, Tokaido line, Yokosuka line, and the Keihen-Tohoku line. This train has priority seating. Please hand over you seat to elderly persons, disabled persons, pregnant people, and people travelling with infants and young children.
Author: Francisco Tenorio
Last Updated: 2024/03/3