norikata 乗り方

Horikawa 堀川 → 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

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, 6–8 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:3906:467
06:5407:017
07:0907:167
07:2407:317
07:3907:467
07:5408:017
08:0908:167
08:2408:317
08:3908:467
08:5409:017
09:2409:317
09:5410:017
10:2410:317
10:5411:017
11:2411:317
11:5412:017
12:2412:317
12:5413:017
13:2413:317
13:5414:017
14:2414:317
14:5415:017
15:2415:317
15:5416:017
16:3316:418
16:5317:018
17:1317:218
17:3317:418
17:5318:018
18:1318:218
18:3318:418
18:5319:018
19:1319:218
19:3319:396
19:5320:018
20:1320:196
20:3320:418
21:0921:167
21:3921:467
22:0922:167
22:3922:467
23:0923:156
23:3923:456

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

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 35 direct trains, 6–7 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:5407:017
07:2407:317
07:5408:017
08:2408:317
08:5409:017
09:2409:317
09:5410:017
10:2410:317
10:5411:017
11:2411:317
11:5412:017
12:2412:317
12:5413:017
13:2413:317
13:5414:017
14:2414:317
14:5415:017
15:2415:317
15:5416:017
16:2416:317
16:5417:017
17:2417:317
17:5418:017
18:2418:317
18:5419:017
19:2419:317
19:3919:456
20:0920:167
20:3920:467
21:0921:167
21:3921:467
22:0922:167
22:3922:467
23:0923:167
23:3923:467

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

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 32 direct trains, 6–7 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2407:317
07:5408:017
08:2408:317
08:5409:017
09:2409:317
09:5410:017
10:2410:317
10:5411:017
11:2411:317
11:5412:017
12:2412:317
12:5413:017
13:2413:317
13:5414:017
14:2414:317
14:5415:017
15:2415:317
15:5416:017
16:2416:317
16:5417:017
17:2417:317
17:5418:017
18:2418:317
18:5419:017
19:2419:317
19:3919:456
20:0920:167
20:3920:467
21:0921:167
21:3921:467
22:0922:167
22:3922:467

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 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.

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.

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: Horikawa · To: Kita-Kumamoto