Seniors 1 day · Unlimited rides
Matsuura Railway Silver Member One-Day Ticket (65+)
松浦鉄道 シルバー会員専用１日乗車券 · Matsuura Railway
¥1,500 Silver member
One day; usable on weekdays and holidays all year.
Matsuura Railway Nishi-Kyushu Line 西九州線
Railway · Matsuura Railway 松浦鉄道 · 57 stations
How to ride Matsuura Railway (MR) P
Operator-wide facts from Matsuura Railway (MR)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.
IC cards (Suica etc.)Accepted Pnimoca (nagasaki nimoca), Nationwide mutual-use transport IC cards
Credit card touchNot confirmed
IC cards and payment in detail
Matsuura Railway issues "nagasaki nimoca" (¥2,000 including ¥500 deposit), which works with the nationwide transport IC cards; the operator's site has a nimoca section with rules for transfers when using nimoca. Which other cards are accepted on MR trains is not spelled out on the pages checked. P
全国の交通系ＩＣカードと相互利用が可能です。Wheelchair assistance
No accessibility guide was found. Sasebo Station (MR) handles timetable, fare and lost-property questions: 0956-25-2229 (9:00–18:00 daily). Staffed stations: Sasebo, Sasebo-chūō, Saza, Tabira-Hiradoguchi, Matsuura and others listed on the site. Tel. 0956-25-2229
Sources checked 2026-10-09 · review: draft_unreviewed
- matutetu.com/pages/758/ · official ic card page · checked 2026-10-09
- matutetu.com/pages/899/ · official pass page · checked 2026-10-09
- matutetu.com/pages/839/ · official station list · checked 2026-10-09
- matutetu.com/ · official status page · checked 2026-10-09
Passes valid on this line 4 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 1 day · Unlimited rides
Matsuura Railway One-Day Ticket
松浦鉄道１日乗車券 · Matsuura Railway
¥2,500 Adult (digital) · ¥500 Child (digital)
One day, whole Matsuura Railway line (Sasebo – Imari – Arita).
Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides
Matsuura Railway + Saihi Bus + Sasebo Bus One-Day Ticket
「松浦鉄道・西肥バス・させぼバス」1日乗車券 · Matsuura Railway, Saihi Bus and Sasebo Bus
¥4,000 Adult · ¥2,000 Child
One day; all lines of the three operators.
Anyone can buy See validity · Unlimited rides
Tabimeijin Kyushu Mankitsu Kippu (3 one-day rides on Kyushu railways)
旅名人の九州満喫きっぷ · JR Kyushu
¥14,000 Paper ticket (3 day-uses) · ¥13,000 my route digital version (3 day-uses)
Three one-day uses (one person 3 times, or up to 3 people on the same trip). Paper: within 3 months of purchase. my route: start within 7 days of purchase, use within 90 days; each day-use is valid until 2:00 the next morning.
IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P
- SUGOCA area: Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Oita, Kumamoto SUGOCA and the other nationwide IC cards (Suica, ICOCA, TOICA, PASMO, nimoca, Hayakaken…)
2 of 57 stations estimated from the official map
55 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 | 佐世保 🗣 | Sasebo | 8,815 | Nagasaki Main Line Local |
| 2 | 佐世保中央 🗣 | Sasebo-Chuou | 1,133 | |
| 3 | 中佐世保 🗣 | Naka-Sasebo | 289 | |
| 4 | 北佐世保 🗣 | Kita-Sasebo | 643 | |
| 5 | 山の田 🗣 | Yamanota | 145 | |
| 6 | 泉福寺 🗣 | Senpukuzi | 1,108 | |
| 7 | 左石 🗣 | Hidariishi | 1,255 | |
| 8 | 野中 🗣 | Nonaka | 153 | |
| 9 | 皆瀬 🗣 | Kaize | 232 | |
| 10 | 中里 🗣 | Nakazato | 345 | |
| 11 | 本山 🗣 | Motoyama | 205 | |
| 12 | 上相浦 🗣 | Kami-Ainoura | 702 | |
| 13 | 大学 🗣 | Daigaku | 1,025 | |
| 14 | 相浦 🗣 | Ainoura | 203 | |
| 15 | 棚方 🗣 | Tanagata | 230 | |
| 16 | 真申 🗣 | Masaru | 100 | |
| 17 | 小浦 🗣 | Koura | 394 | |
| 18 | 佐々 🗣 | Saza | 644 | |
| 19 | 清峰高校前 🗣 | Seihoukoukou-mae | 501 | |
| 20 | 神田 🗣 | Kouda | 89 | |
| 21 | 吉井 🗣 | Yoshii | 179 | |
| 22 | 潜竜ヶ滝 🗣 | Senryūgataki | 117 | |
| 23 | いのつき 🗣 | Inoysuki | 53 | |
| 24 | 高岩 🗣 | Takaiwa | 117 | |
| 25 | 江迎鹿町 🗣 | Emukaishikamachi | 455 | |
| 26 | すえたちばな 🗣 | Suetachibana | 11 | |
| 27 | 西田平 🗣 | Nishi-Tabira | 183 | |
| 28 | たびら平戸口 🗣 | Tabirahiratoguchi | 195 | |
| 29 | 中田平 🗣 | Nakatabira | 15 | |
| 30 | 東田平 🗣 | Higashi-tabira | 6 | |
| 31 | 西木場 🗣 | Nishikoba | 23 | |
| 32 | 御厨 🗣 | Mikuriya | 191 | |
| 33 | 松浦発電所前 🗣 | Matsuura-Hatsudenshomae | 11 | |
| 34 | 松浦 🗣 | Matsuura | 337 | |
| 35 | 調川 🗣 | Tsukinokawa | 92 | |
| 36 | 前浜 🗣 | Maehama | 30 | |
| 37 | 鷹島口 🗣 | Takashimaguchi | 45 | |
| 38 | 今福 🗣 | Imabuku | 80 | |
| 39 | 福島口 🗣 | Fukushimaguchi | 27 | |
| 40 | 浦ノ崎 🗣 | Uranosaki | 42 | |
| 41 | 波瀬 🗣 | Haze | 7 | |
| 42 | 久原 🗣 | Kubara | 50 | |
| 43 | 鳴石 🗣 | Naruishi | 50 | |
| 44 | 楠久 🗣 | Kusuku | 55 | |
| 45 | 里 🗣 | Sato | 43 | |
| 46 | 東山代 🗣 | Higashi-Yamashiro | 38 | |
| 47 | 伊万里 いまり 🗣 | Imari | 1,137 | JR Chikuhi Line |
| 48 | 川東 🗣 | Kawahigashi | 223 | |
| 49 | 金武 かなたけ 🗣 | Kanatake | 98 | |
| 50 | 夫婦石 🗣 | Meotoishi | 53 | |
| 51 | 山谷 🗣 | Yamadani | 34 | |
| 52 | 大木 🗣 | Oogi | 38 | |
| 53 | 西有田 🗣 | NIshi-Arita | 101 | |
| 54 | 蔵宿 🗣 | Zoushuku | 41 | |
| 55 | 黒川 🗣 | Kurogou | 73 | |
| 56 | 三代橋 🗣 | Midaibashi | 89 | |
| 57 | 有田 🗣 | Arita | 3,761 | Nagasaki Main Line Local |
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.