号車
ごうしゃ · gōsha
car number
What it means
The number of a car in the train. Your ticket shows the car number.
Watch for
Look for the car number on your ticket before you go to the platform. Check the departure board for your train's platform. Do not confuse it with 番線, the platform number.
On operators’ English pages
Car No.
See also
Sources
- Finding Your Train and Seat | JR KYUSHU RAILWAY COMPANY · JR Kyushu
- All seats on Nozomi trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen are reserved seats during the major peak periods. · JR Central
- 「号車」の意味や使い方 わかりやすく解説 Weblio辞書 · Weblio (Digital Daijisen, Shogakukan)
Checked against operator and official sources · 2026-11-08