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Coloured characters naming a service class.
Also known as: Train type Japan
Marks the class of a Japanese train service — local, rapid, express or limited express — by coloured characters on the destination board.
Marks how many stations a service will stop at.
Contexts: Public information
Is colour-coded per operator rather than nationally, so red means limited express on one railway and rapid on the next; a passenger changing companies at a shared station cannot carry the colour across, which is a real and frequent source of missed trains.
Contexts: Public information
A rectangular panel carrying two or more written characters in a distinguishing colour, set as a block to the left of the destination on a train's front and side displays.