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I heard announcements in the train (Hibiya Line):

```

    この電車は六本木 ホーム (or ホーメ not sure) 中目黒行きです。    
    
```

The English version of the above:

```

    This train is bound for Nakameguro via Roppongi. 
    
```

So, does ホーム (or ホーメ) mean "via" here?  
And why is ホーム used here instead of using Japanese word to mean "via" or
"through"?
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meaning usage
What does ホーム mean and why is it written in Katakana?
”ホーム" comes from "platform." Generally there are inbound and outbound
platform. In Roppongi station you can have outbound train service as "bound
for Nakameguro."
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I assume you are taking the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line.

What you are actually hearing is 「この電車は六本木方面、中目黒行きです。」

Google this phrase, and you can find youtube videos of the announcement
uploaded by train enthusiasts.

「方面(ほうめん)」, pronounced "ho-men", means "direction". So, the train pulling in
to the station moves in the Roppongi direction and is Nakameguro bound (as
opposed to the 北千住方面, or Kitasenju direction, which would take you in the
opposite direction).
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