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Anyone can buy Hisatsu Orange Railway 肥薩おれんじ鉄道

Orange One-Day Free Ticket おれんじ1日フリー切符

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Price¥3,000Adult · 2 variants
Valid for1 day
Who can buyAnyone can buy
TypeUnlimited rides
Validity
Day of use only; whole line Yatsushiro – Sendai. Sold every day, from one month ahead.
Format
Paper (window, ticket machine, on board) or digital (RYDE PASS, Jorudan Norikae Annai; the 65+ price is not sold in Jorudan).

Prices P

Adult¥3,000
Child, or aged 65+ (show ID at a window or on board)¥1,500

Is it worth it?

Add the normal one-way fares of the rides you plan within 1 day (from the fare charts at stations or a route planner).

    Express, seat and Green car charges are usually not included in a pass: leave them out of the fares too unless the pass covers them.

    How to use it

    1. Get on and off freely between Yatsushiro and Sendai on the day.
    2. Ticket machines sell only adult and child; for the 65+ price show ID at a window or on board.
    3. Refund only if unused, at a staffed window (fee ¥220).

    Using passes at the gates, passports and seat reservations →

    Where to buy

    • Windows at Yatsushiro, Hinagu Onsen, Higo-Taura, Sashiki, Minamata, Izumi, Nishi-Izumi, Nodagō, Akune and Sendai; ticket machines
    • On board
    • RYDE PASS app; Jorudan Norikae Annai app

    Disruptions in this pass's area

    Lines the pass covers where trains do not run now. Ask the operator whether the pass is also valid on its replacement buses or taxis.

    Service suspended · 肥薩おれんじ鉄道線Yatsushiro – Higo-Taura is suspended after the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake; take the replacement bus (last runs on 12 October). The whole line reopens from the first train on 13 October 2026. As of 2026-10-10. Source

    What it covers P

    Railways

    Not includedNot valid on the "Orange Shokudō" tourist train, express or limited express trains (e.g. 36+3, Seven Stars), the JR sections Shin-Yatsushiro – Yatsushiro and Sendai – Kumanojō, or the parallel Kyushu Shinkansen.
    Sources and quotes checked 2026-10-09

    Review status: draft_unreviewed.