noun
local train; train that stops at every station
Abbreviation of 各駅停車. Used primarily in railway contexts to refer to a local train service that stops at all stations, as opposed to rapid or express services.
See also: 各駅停車
各停は次の駅で快速の通過待ちをします。
The local train will wait at the next station for the rapid train to pass.
この路線の各停は各駅に停車します。
The local train on this line stops at every station.
An express train with fewer stops than a rapid train, further contrasting with the all-stops 各停.
Abbreviation of 各駅停車 (かくえきていしゃ), literally 'each station stop', formed by taking the first characters of 各駅 and 停車.