As the rail system in Japan is well developed, many different railroad lines and many different kinds of trains run through urban stations. They include ordinary trains that stop at all the stations on the line or express trains that only stop at the major stations. In addition to these there are super express and special express trains. What they are called depends on the rail company. On the platform you should check whether your train will stop at your destination station. You ought to be aware that many stations use different platforms depending on the kinds of train – for instance ordinary trains or express trains.