(えき)

station

(ほーむどあ)

platform screen door

(せっち)

installation, setting up

(すすむ)

to advance, to progress

(ぜんこく)

nationwide; the whole country

(せんろ)

railway track

(ひと)

person / people

(おちる)

to fall; to drop; to strike (lightning)

(ふせぐ)

to prevent / to protect against

(せつび)

equipment, facilities

(こくどこうつうしょう)

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

(きょねん)

last year

(おわり)

end

(およそ)

approximately, roughly

(にせんごひゃく)

two thousand five hundred (2,500)

(つける)

to attach

(りようしゃ)

user

(おおい)

many

(こうじ)

construction work

(はじまる)

to begin

(しかし)

however, but

(ふるい)

old (things)

(ほーむ)

station platform

(せまい)

narrow

(ゆか)

Floor

(おもさ)

weight; heaviness

(たえる)

to withstand; to endure

(そのため)

therefore; for that reason

(じかん)

time

(おかね)

money

(かかる)

to take (time/money), cost

(さいきん)

recently

(かるい)

light (weight)

(やすい)

cheap / inexpensive

(つくる)

to make

(てつどうがいしゃ)

railway company

(ちいさい)

small

(ひろげる)

to expand; to spread; to broaden

(はなす)

to speak, talk

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

nominaliser の + object marker

の turns the verb phrase 行く into a noun so it can be the object of 我慢する — 'putting up with (not) going to the toilet'.

in order to, for the purpose of

Expresses purpose. Formed with verb dictionary form + ための + noun, or noun + のための + noun. Modifies the following noun to indicate its purpose.

according to ...

Cites a source of information. The noun before によると is the source. Often followed by a reported statement.

passive voice: was/were ~ed

Passive form indicating that the subject receives the action. '食べられて' means 'were eaten'. Central grammar of this article about tulips being eaten by deer.

doing things like ~ and ~

Lists representative actions among several. Implies there are other actions too. Used twice in this article.

~ and (i-adjective connector)

The て-form of i-adjectives, used to connect two adjectives or to give a reason. Formed by replacing い with くて.

come to / reach the point where

Indicates a change in state or ability.

to go on doing / continue to (from now)

In '増えていく' – 'will continue to increase (into the future)'. Indicates continuing trend going forward.

駅のホームドアの設置が進む

Installation of platform screen doors at stations is moving forward

全国の駅で、ホームドアの設置が進んでいます。

At stations across the country, the installation of platform screen doors is moving forward.

ホームドアは、線路に人が落ちるのを防ぐための設備です。

Platform screen doors are equipment meant to prevent people from falling onto the tracks.

国土交通省によると、去年の終わりまでに、およそ二千五百の駅に付けられました。

According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, they had been installed at about 2,500 stations by the end of last year.

利用者が多い駅から、工事が始まりました。

The construction work started with the stations that have many users.

しかし、古い駅では、ホームが狭かったり、床が重さに耐えられなかったりします。

However, at older stations the platform may be narrow, or the floor may not be able to bear the weight.

そのため、工事に時間とお金がかかります。

For that reason, the work takes time and money.

最近は、軽くて安いホームドアも作られるようになりました。

Recently, light and inexpensive platform doors have also come to be made.

鉄道会社は、小さい駅にも広げていきたいと話しています。

Railway companies say they want to keep expanding them to smaller stations as well.