Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides
Hojo Railway 1-Day Free Ticket
北条鉄道1日フリー乗車券（フリーきっぷ） · Hojo Railway
¥1,000 Adult · ¥500 Child
One day, unlimited rides on the whole line.
Hojo Railway Hojo Line 北条線
Railway · Hōjō Railway 北条鉄道 · 8 stations
How to ride Hojo Railway P
Operator-wide facts from Hojo Railway's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.
IC cards (Suica etc.)Accepted PNationwide transport IC cards (全国交通系ICカード)
Credit card touchNot confirmed
OperationOne-man train Pワンマン: the driver collects fares
Where you payOn board P
Change on boardChange machine P
IC cards and payment in detail
The fare page says nationwide transport IC cards can be used; it does not list the card names or say how to touch on and off on board. Commuter passes are cash only (no credit cards). P
※全国交通系ICカードをご利用いただけます。Getting on
- Board by the rear door (rear in the direction of travel).
- Take a numbered ticket (整理券) from the machine by the door; it proves where you boarded, so keep it until you get off (lose it and you may be charged the fare from the start of the line). No numbered ticket is issued at the terminals Hojomachi and Ao: just board.
- At Hojomachi you can buy a ticket at the ticket machine instead.
Getting off
- Get off at the front, by the driver: put the fare (cash, with your numbered ticket) or your ticket into the fare box next to the driver. Check the fare on the display first.
- Change your money before your stop (the change machine is on board); for ¥2,000 notes or larger ask the driver.
- Disability discount: show your handbook to the driver when paying.
Wheelchair assistance
Staff help wheelchair users get on and off, but trains are one-man operated, so extra staff may need to be arranged: contact Hojo Railway in advance, especially when travelling alone. Help may not be possible on early-morning and late-night trains when no staff are on duty.
Sources checked 2026-10-09 · review: draft_unreviewed
- www.hojorailway.jp/ · · checked 2026-10-09
- www.hojorailway.jp/afare · · checked 2026-10-09
- www.hojorailway.jp/howto · · checked 2026-10-09
- www.hojorailway.jp/qanda/2014/487.html · · checked 2026-10-09
Passes valid on this line 2 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.
Anyone can buy Ride set · Ride set
Hojo Railway Ride Sets (11 for 10 / off-peak 13 for 10)
普通回数券・昼間回数券 · Hojo Railway
¥4,200 Ao – Hojomachi, adult (10 × the ¥420 single fare; 11 regular or 13 off-peak tickets). Other sections: 10 × their single fare
No expiry. Off-peak tickets only on weekdays 10:00–16:00 and all day on Saturdays and holidays.
IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P
- ICOCA area: Kansai, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, San'in ICOCA and the other nationwide IC cards (Suica, PASMO, TOICA, manaca, PiTaPa, SUGOCA, nimoca, Hayakaken, Kitaca)
1 of 8 stations estimated from the official map
7 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 | 粟生 🗣 | Ao | 3,903 | JR Kakogawa Line, Kobe Electric Railway Ao Line |
| 2 | 網引 🗣 | Abiki | 73 | |
| 3 | 田原 🗣 | Tahara | 42 | |
| 4 | 法華口 🗣 | Hokkeguchi | 59 | |
| 5 | 播磨下里 🗣 | Harima-Shimosato | 77 | |
| 6 | 長 🗣 | Osa | 38 | |
| 7 | 播磨横田 🗣 | Harima-Yokota | 116 | |
| 8 | 北条町 🗣 | Hōjōmachi | 572 |
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.