norikata 乗り方

Fujisakigū-mae 藤崎宮前 → Kita-Kumamoto 北熊本

Kikuchi Line · Kumamoto Electric Railway

Route

Kikuchi Line · One-man ワンマンPaper ticket, or pay the fare on boardSome IC cards only (くまモンのICカード (Kumamon IC Card))

Adult fare: ¥230 one-way P

41 direct trains on weekdays E

Before you go
Kita-Kumamoto: change trainsKami-Kumamoto Line trains run only between Kami-Kumamoto and Kita-Kumamoto. Change here for Miyoshi or Fujisakigū-mae (connections about 2 minutes) and pay one through fare when you get off.

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 41 direct trains, 6–7 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2506:316
06:5507:016
07:1007:166
07:2507:316
07:4007:466
07:5508:016
08:1008:166
08:2508:316
08:4008:466
08:5509:016
09:2509:316
09:5510:016
10:2510:316
10:5511:016
11:2511:316
11:5512:016
12:2512:316
12:5513:016
13:2513:316
13:5514:016
14:2514:316
14:5515:016
15:2515:316
15:5516:027
16:1516:227
16:3516:427
16:5517:027
17:1517:227
17:3517:427
17:5518:027
18:1518:227
18:3518:427
18:5519:027
19:1519:227
19:3519:427
20:1520:227
20:5521:016
21:2521:316
21:5522:016
22:2522:316
22:5523:016

First train back 06:16, last train back 22:46 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 33 direct trains, 6 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2506:316
07:2507:316
07:5508:016
08:2508:316
08:5509:016
09:2509:316
09:5510:016
10:2510:316
10:5511:016
11:2511:316
11:5512:016
12:2512:316
12:5513:016
13:2513:316
13:5514:016
14:2514:316
14:5515:016
15:2515:316
15:5516:016
16:2516:316
16:5517:016
17:2517:316
17:5518:016
18:2518:316
18:5519:016
19:2519:316
19:5520:016
20:2520:316
20:5521:016
21:2521:316
21:5522:016
22:2522:316
22:5523:016

First train back 06:16, last train back 22:46 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 30 direct trains, 6 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2507:316
07:5508:016
08:2508:316
08:5509:016
09:2509:316
09:5510:016
10:2510:316
10:5511:016
11:2511:316
11:5512:016
12:2512:316
12:5513:016
13:2513:316
13:5514:016
14:2514:316
14:5515:016
15:2515:316
15:5516:016
16:2516:316
16:5517:016
17:2517:316
17:5518:016
18:2518:316
18:5519:016
19:2519:316
19:5520:016
20:2520:316
20:5521:016
21:2521:316
21:5522:016

First train back 07:01, last train back 21:46 E

How to ride this trainSigns and phrases

How to ride this train

1. Board at Fujisakigū-mae

  1. Contactless card, phone or Kumamon IC Card: before boarding, touch it for one second on the boarding reader (乗車リーダー) on the station platform.
  2. Cash: take a numbered ticket (整理券 seiriken) on the train or on the platform when you board.

2. On the train

One-man train: the driver drives and collects fares. Keep your ticket or 整理券 until you get off.

北熊本

Get off at the station with this sign: Kita-Kumamoto.

3. Get off at Kita-Kumamoto

  1. Card or phone: touch it for one second on the reader at the exit door (降車口) when you get off. For a child or disability fare, or to pay for several people with one card, tell the driver before you touch.
  2. Cash: find your 整理券 number on the fare display, and put the 整理券 and the exact fare into the fare box beside the driver.
  3. The fare box gives no change for notes: change money at the change machine before you pay.
P Steps from Kumamoto Electric Railway official guide and station pages (checked 2026-10-09).

1. Board at Kita-Kumamoto

  1. Contactless card, phone or Kumamon IC Card: before boarding, touch it for one second on the boarding reader (乗車リーダー) on the station platform.
  2. Cash: take a numbered ticket (整理券 seiriken) on the train or on the platform when you board.

2. On the train

One-man train: the driver drives and collects fares. Keep your ticket or 整理券 until you get off.

藤崎宮前

Get off at the station with this sign: Fujisakigū-mae.

3. Get off at Fujisakigū-mae

  1. Card or phone: touch it for one second on the reader at the exit door (降車口) when you get off. For a child or disability fare, or to pay for several people with one card, tell the driver before you touch.
  2. Cash: find your 整理券 number on the fare display, and put the 整理券 and the exact fare into the fare box beside the driver.
  3. The fare box gives no change for notes: change money at the change machine before you pay.
P Steps from Kumamoto Electric Railway official guide and station pages (checked 2026-10-09).

Signs and phrases

Signs and phrases

整理券
seiriken — numbered ticket

Take one when you board at an unstaffed station or stop. Keep it.

運賃表
unchinhyō — fare display

The board above the driver. Each number on it has an amount.

運賃箱
unchinbako — fare box

The box next to the driver. Put your fare in it when you get off.

ワンマン
wanman — one-man operation

The driver drives and also collects fares. Pay at the fare box or give the 整理券 and fare to the driver.

無人駅
mujin-eki — unstaffed station

No staff member at the window. Use the unstaffed steps.

有人駅
yūjin-eki — staffed station

A staff member can check your ticket at the gate.

券売機
kenbaiki — ticket machine

Buy your ticket here before you board, at stations that have one.

両替
ryōgae — change

Change machine or window. Check whether the line gives change.

交通系ICカード
kōtsūkei IC kādo — transit IC card

Suica, ICOCA, PASMO and similar cards. Many rural lines do not accept them.

乗車券
jōshaken — ticket

A paper ticket for your journey. Hand it in when you get off.

Fare display

Holding ticket 3? Find number 3 on the 運賃表. Pay the amount shown next to it. The amounts go up as the train moves on.

Say this to the driver

この電車は北熊本駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Kita-Kumamoto?

北熊本駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Kita-Kumamoto.

北熊本駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Kita-Kumamoto?

Sources and checks

Timetable: kumamotodentetsu/kumamotodentetsu GTFS-JP, valid 2026-05-11..2026-12-28. Fares and steps: Kumamoto Electric Railway pages checked 2026-10-09. Review status: draft, not yet reviewed.

From: Fujisakigū-mae · To: Kita-Kumamoto