駅員

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 駅員, read えきいん, means a member of staff working at a station.
• Basic usage: It refers to station staff who handle matters such as transfer guidance and returning lost property.
  • 道に迷ったので駅員に乗り換え方を尋ねた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Workplace and role compared with 車掌
  • 駅員 means station staff, while 車掌 means a conductor performing duties aboard a train.