Fast service

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What it really means

A train that skips smaller stations and only stops at main ones. Be careful: if your stop is a small station, a fast service may go straight through it without stopping.

Chinese explanation
快车，只停大站，跳过小站。注意：如果你要下的是小站，快车可能直接呼啸而过不停靠。

Example conversation

A: Does this train stop at Hanwell? B: No, this is the fast service, it runs straight through. You need the stopping train behind it.
A：这趟车在汉威尔停吗？ B：不停，这是快车，直接通过。你得坐后面那趟慢车。

What you could say back

“Thanks, I will take the next one.”

Related phrases

Stopping service Calling at… Change at…

Official sources

Rules and amounts change — confirm important details with the official source.

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