時刻表

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 時刻表 is read as じこくひょう and is a noun for a timetable of departure and arrival times.
• Basic usage: Checking the next train on a timetable appears in 時刻表で次の列車を確認する, while posting a bus timetable appears in バスの時刻表を貼る.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Reference source and posted item
  • Use で for the consulted source and を for the posted item.
• Difference from 予定表
  • 時刻表 lists fixed service times rather than personal plans in general.