Train Leaves in 4 Minutes. This Station Has 17 Platforms.
To say which platform is it? in Japanese, say 何番線ですか？ (nanbansen desu ka?).
Your train leaves in four minutes. This station has seventeen platforms. Now what?
何番線ですか？
nanbansen desu ka?
which platform is it?
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- 何番線ですか？ nanbansen desu ka? Which platform?
- 東京行きは何番線ですか？ Tōkyō-yuki wa nanbansen desu ka? Which platform for the Tokyo train?
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