norikata 乗り方

Hakenomiya 八景水谷 → 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))Unstaffed: Hakenomiya

Adult fare: ¥210 one-way P

43 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: 43 direct trains, 4–6 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:4106:465
06:5607:015
07:1107:165
07:2607:315
07:4107:465
07:5608:015
08:1108:165
08:2608:315
08:4108:465
08:5609:015
09:2609:315
09:5610:015
10:2610:315
10:5611:015
11:2611:315
11:5612:015
12:2612:315
12:5613:015
13:2613:315
13:5614:015
14:2614:315
14:5615:015
15:2615:315
15:5616:015
16:3516:416
16:5517:016
17:1517:216
17:3517:416
17:5518:016
18:1518:216
18:3518:416
18:5519:016
19:1519:216
19:3519:394
19:5520:016
20:1520:194
20:3520:416
21:1121:165
21:4121:465
22:1122:165
22:4122:465
23:1123:154
23:4123:454

First train back 06:01, last train back 23:01 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 4–5 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:5607:015
07:2607:315
07:5608:015
08:2608:315
08:5609:015
09:2609:315
09:5610:015
10:2610:315
10:5611:015
11:2611:315
11:5612:015
12:2612:315
12:5613:015
13:2613:315
13:5614:015
14:2614:315
14:5615:015
15:2615:315
15:5616:015
16:2616:315
16:5617:015
17:2617:315
17:5618:015
18:2618:315
18:5619:015
19:2619:315
19:4119:454
20:1120:165
20:4120:465
21:1121:165
21:4121:465
22:1122:165
22:4122:465
23:1123:165
23:4123:465

First train back 06:01, last train back 23:01 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 4–5 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2607:315
07:5608:015
08:2608:315
08:5609:015
09:2609:315
09:5610:015
10:2610:315
10:5611:015
11:2611:315
11:5612:015
12:2612:315
12:5613:015
13:2613:315
13:5614:015
14:2614:315
14:5615:015
15:2615:315
15:5616:015
16:2616:315
16:5617:015
17:2617:315
17:5618:015
18:2618:315
18:5619:015
19:2619:315
19:4119:454
20:1120:165
20:4120:465
21:1121:165
21:4121:465
22:1122:165
22:4122:465

First train back 06:31, last train back 22:01 E

How to ride this trainSigns and phrases

How to ride this train

1. Board at Hakenomiya (unstaffed)

  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 the 整理券 you took when you boarded until you get off.

整理券 3

Example numbered ticket. Your number matches a row on the 運賃表 fare display.

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.

八景水谷

Get off at the station with this sign: Hakenomiya.

3. Get off at Hakenomiya (unstaffed)

  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: Hakenomiya · To: Kita-Kumamoto