乗り換え
のりかえ · norikae
transfer
What it means
Changing from one train or line to another. Signs marked 乗り換え point you to the gates and routes for changing lines.
Watch for
Between the Shinkansen and a conventional line, some stations have a separate transfer gate. With paper tickets, put both tickets through it together.
On operators’ English pages
Transfer
See also
Sources
- How to use the trains | Central Japan Railway Company · JR Central
- Boarding & Ticket Pick Up-How do I transit trains, from conventional line to Shinkansen or Shinkansen to conventional line? | FAQs | Tokaido Sanyo Kyushu Shinkansen Internet Reservation Service · SmartEX
- 第1回 誘導案内表示に関する検討ワーキンググループ (meeting materials, 2025-12-18) · MLIT
Checked against operator and official sources · 2026-11-08