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Alpico Kōtsū アルピコ交通

1 lines · 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
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Alpico page for its buses and the Kamikochi Line; Japanese only
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

  1. 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.
  2. At other staffed stations during staffed hours (Kitanii-Matsumotodaigakumae, Niimura, Moriguchi; Shimonii is currently closed) buy your ticket at the window.
  3. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  1. 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).
  2. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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

Passes valid on Alpico Kōtsū 1 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include Alpico Kōtsū, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

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.

Lines

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.