norikata 乗り方

Horikawa 堀川 → Fujisakigū-mae 藤崎宮前

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: ¥350 one-way P

39 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 39 direct trains, 13–14 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3906:5213
06:5407:0713
07:0907:2213
07:2407:3713
07:3907:5213
07:5408:0713
08:0908:2213
08:2408:3713
08:3908:5213
08:5409:0713
09:2409:3713
09:5410:0713
10:2410:3713
10:5411:0713
11:2411:3713
11:5412:0713
12:2412:3713
12:5413:0713
13:2413:3713
13:5414:0713
14:2414:3713
14:5415:0713
15:2415:3713
15:5416:0713
16:3316:4714
16:5317:0714
17:1317:2714
17:3317:4714
17:5318:0714
18:1318:2714
18:3318:4714
18:5319:0714
19:1319:2714
19:5320:0714
20:3320:4714
21:0921:2213
21:3921:5213
22:0922:2213
22:3922:5213

First train back 06:25, last train back 22:55 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 32 direct trains, 13 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:5407:0713
07:2407:3713
07:5408:0713
08:2408:3713
08:5409:0713
09:2409:3713
09:5410:0713
10:2410:3713
10:5411:0713
11:2411:3713
11:5412:0713
12:2412:3713
12:5413:0713
13:2413:3713
13:5414:0713
14:2414:3713
14:5415:0713
15:2415:3713
15:5416:0713
16:2416:3713
16:5417:0713
17:2417:3713
17:5418:0713
18:2418:3713
18:5419:0713
19:2419:3713
20:0920:2213
20:3920:5213
21:0921:2213
21:3921:5213
22:0922:2213
22:3922:5213

First train back 06:25, last train back 22:55 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 29 direct trains, 13 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2407:3713
07:5408:0713
08:2408:3713
08:5409:0713
09:2409:3713
09:5410:0713
10:2410:3713
10:5411:0713
11:2411:3713
11:5412:0713
12:2412:3713
12:5413:0713
13:2413:3713
13:5414:0713
14:2414:3713
14:5415:0713
15:2415:3713
15:5416:0713
16:2416:3713
16:5417:0713
17:2417:3713
17:5418:0713
18:2418:3713
18:5419:0713
19:2419:3713
20:0920:2213
20:3920:5213
21:0921:2213
21:3921:5213

First train back 07:25, last train back 21:55 E

How to ride this trainSigns and phrases

How to ride this train

1. Board at Horikawa

  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).

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.

堀川

Get off at the station with this sign: Horikawa.

3. Get off at Horikawa

  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

この電車は藤崎宮前駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Fujisakigū-mae?

藤崎宮前駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Fujisakigū-mae.

藤崎宮前駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Fujisakigū-mae?

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: Horikawa · To: Fujisakigū-mae