How do you say "rapid (skips stations)" in Japanese?

Name: Did You Catch That? That Train Will Skip Your Hotel.
Uploaded: 2026-09-29T18:20:00Z
Duration: 29 s
Description: Learn to say 快速 (kaisoku) — rapid (skips stations). A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Did You Catch That? That Train Will Skip Your Hotel.

To say rapid (skips stations) in Japanese, say 快速 (kaisoku).

Did you catch that? The announcement said 「快速」. That is not the slow train you wanted.

快速 kaisoku rapid (skips stations)

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In this video

快速です。 Kaisoku desu. It's a rapid.
まもなく、3番線に、快速高尾行きがまいります。 Mamonaku, san-ban-sen ni, kaisoku Takao-yuki ga mairimasu. Rapid to Takao, arriving on platform 3.

Why this phrase

Did you catch that? Platform announcements say 「快速」 before the doors open. Rapid trains skip small hotel-side stations. The local is 「各駅停車」. Freeze on 「快速」, then teach the one word. Distinct from asking whether a train is local: this is catching it in the wild. Survival, under 40s. Transport, so the CTA points at the trip-kit hub.