Station bookstore - Ekihonya

Japanese: 駅本屋 - えきほんや
Station bookstore - Ekihonya

…The simplest layout is to have platforms facing both the upper and lower main lines. One platform is called an island type, and two platforms are called a side type, but each has its pros and cons. The station building is the entrance to the station, and serves the functions of ticket issuing, ticket gates, fare adjustment, and waiting. Overbridges, underground passages, stairs, escalators, etc. are needed to connect the platforms and the station building. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "station bookstores" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…最も単純な配線は,上下各本線に面してホームを設けるもので,1ホームの両側を使うものを島式,2ホームの両内側を使うものを相対式と呼ぶが,一長一短がある。出札,改札,精算,待合せなどの機能を果たし,駅の玄関ともいうべきものが駅本屋(えきほんや)である。ホームと駅本屋とを連絡するため,こ線橋,地下道,階段,エスカレーターなどが必要となる。…

※「駅本屋」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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