Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides
Kamikōchi Line Wakuwaku One-Day Free Ticket
上高地線電車 わくわく一日フリー乗車券 · Alpico Kotsu
¥1,420 Adult · ¥710 Child
Only on the travel date printed on the ticket. No refunds.
ALPICO Kotsu Kamikōchi Line 上高地線
Railway · Alpico Kōtsū アルピコ交通 · 14 stations
How to ride Alpico Kotsu Kamikōchi Line P
Operator-wide facts from Alpico Kotsu Kamikōchi Line's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.
IC cards (Suica etc.)Not accepted P
Credit card touchNot confirmed
OperationOne-man train Pワンマン: the driver collects fares
Where you payOn board PCash only on board
Change on boardChange machine P
IC cards and payment in detail
IC cards (Suica etc.) cannot be used on the Kamikōchi Line: pay cash or buy a ticket. At Matsumoto you can buy a Kamikōchi Line ticket at the ticket machines with cash or an IC card. If you came in through the JR gates with an IC card, leave the gates with the IC card and buy a Kamikōchi Line ticket at the machine. If you entered with an IC card anyway, pay the Kamikōchi Line fare in cash and finish the IC card processing at a station where IC cards work (you get a slip). Credit cards are accepted only at the Shin-Shimashima ticket window (not for commuter passes or ride sets). P
Getting on
- At Matsumoto (3rd-floor machines, two machines nearest the JR ticket office), Hata and Shin-Shimashima buy a ticket at the ticket machine; the Kamikōchi Line leaves from platform 7 at Matsumoto.
- At other staffed stations during staffed hours (Kitanii-Matsumotodaigakumae, Niimura, Moriguchi; Shimonii is currently closed) buy your ticket at the window.
- At Matsumoto, Hata, Shin-Shimashima and Kitanii-Matsumotodaigakumae (staffed hours) all doors open: board by any door. At other staffed stations board by the middle door of each car.
Getting off
- At Matsumoto, Hata, Shin-Shimashima and Kitanii-Matsumotodaigakumae (staffed hours) all doors open: get off by the nearest door and hand your ticket or the fare to the station staff.
- Arriving at Matsumoto without a ticket: pay at the fare box at the very front of the train and take a 精算済券 (fare-paid slip) from the driver, then hand it in at the staffed gate. To continue on JR, buy a JR ticket at the machines outside the gates.
Getting on
- 7 of the 14 stations are unstaffed, and staffed stations are unstaffed at some times. There, board by the middle door of each car (wait near the 乗車口 mark on the platform).
- Take a numbered ticket (整理券) from the machine at the door, unless you already have a ticket, ride set or pass. Do not take one at other stations.
Getting off
- At unstaffed stations, at Shimonii, Niimura and Moriguchi, and at Kitanii-Matsumotodaigakumae outside staffed hours, get off by the door at the very front of the train.
- Put your ticket, or your numbered ticket and the fare in cash, into the fare box at the front. On board only ¥1,000 notes can be changed (no other banknotes).
Wheelchair assistance
Wheelchairs up to 120 cm long and high and 70 cm wide (including handle-type electric wheelchairs) can ride when used by the passenger themself; tell the driver when boarding. Some stations are hard to use: ask Shin-Shimashima Station, 0263-87-3166 (6:00–19:00). Tel. 0263-87-3166
Sources checked 2026-10-09 · review: draft_unreviewed
- www.alpico.co.jp/traffic/rail/howto/ · official howto · checked 2026-10-08
- www.alpico.co.jp/traffic/rail/ · official line page · checked 2026-10-08
- www.alpico.co.jp/traffic/faq/5/ · official faq · checked 2026-10-08
- www.alpico.co.jp/traffic/station/shimonii_station/ · official station page · checked 2026-10-08
- www.alpico.co.jp/traffic/trafficinfo/ · official status page · checked 2026-10-09
Passes valid on this line 1 P
Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.
IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P
- Suica area: Greater Tokyo Suica and the other nationwide IC cards (PASMO, Kitaca, TOICA, manaca, ICOCA, PiTaPa, SUGOCA, nimoca, Hayakaken)
1 of 14 stations estimated from the official map
13 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.
Stations
In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.
| # | Station | English | Passengers / day (2024) | Guide / other lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 新島々 🗣 | Shin-Shimashima | 760 | |
| 2 | 渕東 🗣 | Endo | 99 | |
| 3 | 波田 🗣 | Hata | 879 | |
| 4 | 下島 🗣 | Shimojima | 366 | |
| 5 | 森口 🗣 | Moriguchi | 539 | |
| 6 | 三溝 🗣 | Samizo | 466 | |
| 7 | 新村 🗣 | Niimura | 287 | |
| 8 | 北新・松本大学前 🗣 | Kitanii / Matsumoto Univ. | 1,350 | |
| 9 | 下新 🗣 | Shimonii | 194 | |
| 10 | 大庭 🗣 | Oniwa | 361 | |
| 11 | 信濃荒井 🗣 | Shinano-Arai | 108 | |
| 12 | 渚 🗣 | Nagisa | 240 | |
| 13 | 西松本 🗣 | Nishi-Matsumoto | 131 | |
| 14 | 松本 まつもと 🗣 | Matsumoto | 73,119 | Shinonoi Line, JR Oito Line |
Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).
Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.