That Red Button Stops the Train
To say emergency stop in Japanese, say 非常停止 (hijō teishi).
That red button on the platform is not a door opener.
非常停止
hijō teishi
emergency stop
In this video
- これは非常停止ボタンです。 Kore wa hijō teishi botan desu. This is an emergency-stop button.
- 非常停止です。 Hijō teishi desu. It's an emergency stop.
Why this phrase
Packed platform. The red button looks like a bus stop-request button, and it is not the green exit sign. 非常停止 means emergency stop. Pressing it can halt the trains at that platform. Leave it alone.
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