General station - Ippan-eki

Japanese: 一般駅 - いっぱんえき
General station - Ippan-eki

...The average distance between railway stations in Japan is about 1 km for urban subways, about 1 to 2 km for urban commuter rail, about 4 km for intercity rail, and about 40 km for Shinkansen.
[kinds]
In the case of JR, as of 1994, there are 4,683 stations, which are classified into general stations (local stations), passenger stations, and freight stations according to the type of transport they handle. (1) General Station: A station that handles both passengers (passengers only, or passengers and baggage) and freight.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "general stations" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 日本の鉄道の駅間距離の平均は,都市内の地下鉄道で1km程度,都市内の通勤鉄道で1~2km程度,都市間を結ぶ鉄道で4km程度,新幹線で40km程度となっている。
[種類]
 JRの場合,1994年度現在で4683ある駅はその取り扱う輸送対象の種類によって一般駅(普通駅),旅客駅,貨物駅に分類される。(1)一般駅 旅客(旅客のみ,または旅客と荷物),貨物の両方を取り扱う駅。…

※「一般駅」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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