How do you say "Are the trains running?" in Japanese?

Name: A Typhoon's Coming and Your Train Might Stop. Ask the Station This.
Uploaded: 2026-07-22T01:58:13Z
Duration: 45 s
Description: Learn to say 電車、動いてますか？ (densha, ugoitemasu ka?) — Are the trains running?. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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A Typhoon's Coming and Your Train Might Stop. Ask the Station This.

To say Are the trains running? in Japanese, say 電車、動いてますか？ (densha, ugoitemasu ka?).

Typhoon season in Japan. You reach the station, but is your train even running?

電車、動いてますか？ densha, ugoitemasu ka? Are the trains running?

Beginner Cultural Shock #learnjapanese #japantravel #japantrains #typhoon #japan

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電車、動いてますか？ densha, ugoitemasu ka? Are the trains running?
すみません、電車、動いてますか？ sumimasen, densha, ugoitemasu ka? Excuse me, are the trains running?
山手線は動いてますか？ Yamanote-sen wa ugoitemasu ka? Is the Yamanote line running?

Why this phrase

A timely typhoon-season survival question: rail suspensions strand tourists every summer. Teaches asking station staff if the trains are running, plus swapping in a line name and buses. Practical and of-the-moment; keeps the default phrasebook funnel (a phrase, not a booking moment).